ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2020
Prevalence of overt and occult hepatitis B virus infections among 135 haemodialysis patients attending a haemodialysis centre at Al-Nasiriyah city, Iraq.
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- Global epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, immunity, risk factors, and beyond.International urology and nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- M133S mutation possibly involve in the ER stress and mitophagy pathway in maintenance hemodialysis patients with occult hepatitis B infection.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- High Prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Iranian Hemodialysis Patients.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among haemodialysis (HD) patients has been well documented. In addition to overt infection, occult Hepatitis B infection exists in which a patient who is diagnosed seronegative for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) shows positive HBV-DNA on using more accurate molecular methods. This study aims to determine the prevalence of overt and occult HBV infection among the HD patients who had attended Al-Nasiriyah dialysis centre during a two-month period. MATERIALS AND
methodsSerological qualitative detection of HBsAg by rapid test (strips), enzyme immunoassay (EIA, HBsAg) and molecular (real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR)) was conducted for quantitative detection of HBV in HD patients' serum.
resultsThe prevalence of overt HBV infection among HD patients was 3.7%. The viral load of HBV positive patients was ranging from 5.85 × 10
conclusionNosocomial transmissions at HD centres and blood transfusion are important risk factors. Besides serological screening, real-time PCR offers a safeguard against the spread of overt and occult HBV infection and determines the viral load of the positive patients.
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