Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection results in more severe and even fulminant form of hepatitis B in co-infected cases. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anti-HDV positivity and the associated risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Zahedan (Iran)....

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Main Authors: Alireza Bakhshipour, Mohammadali Mashhadi, Mahdi Mohammadi, Seyed Kazem Nezam
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4451
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author Alireza Bakhshipour
Mohammadali Mashhadi
Mahdi Mohammadi
Seyed Kazem Nezam
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description Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection results in more severe and even fulminant form of hepatitis B in co-infected cases. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anti-HDV positivity and the associated risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Zahedan (Iran). In this cross-sectional study a total of 440 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection attending the Zahedan Gastroenterology and Hepatology clinics from 2008 to 2011 were included. We performed test for HDV serum marker, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Patients were split into two groups according to their HDV antibody status as HDV positive or negative. The collected data were coded, and the statistical analyses were conducted. Four hundred and forty patients with various forms of chronic HBV-related liver diseases enrolled in the study. 200 (45.5%) patients were carrier for HBV. 196 (44.5%) patients had chronic active hepatitis and 44 (10%) patients suffered from cirrhosis. Anti-HDV was demonstrated in 75 patients (17%). The prevalence of HDV was 7%, 16.3% and 65.9% in carriers, patients with chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis, respectively. HDV infection is still an important public health problem in Zahedan and appears a major cause of progression of liver disease induced by HBV.
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spelling doaj.art-ae89b774928c487ab60f9a97283de6932022-12-21T21:18:32ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942013-04-01514Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in ZahedanAlireza Bakhshipour0Mohammadali Mashhadi1Mahdi Mohammadi2Seyed Kazem Nezam3Department of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Department of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Health Promotion Research center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IranDepartment of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection results in more severe and even fulminant form of hepatitis B in co-infected cases. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anti-HDV positivity and the associated risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Zahedan (Iran). In this cross-sectional study a total of 440 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection attending the Zahedan Gastroenterology and Hepatology clinics from 2008 to 2011 were included. We performed test for HDV serum marker, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Patients were split into two groups according to their HDV antibody status as HDV positive or negative. The collected data were coded, and the statistical analyses were conducted. Four hundred and forty patients with various forms of chronic HBV-related liver diseases enrolled in the study. 200 (45.5%) patients were carrier for HBV. 196 (44.5%) patients had chronic active hepatitis and 44 (10%) patients suffered from cirrhosis. Anti-HDV was demonstrated in 75 patients (17%). The prevalence of HDV was 7%, 16.3% and 65.9% in carriers, patients with chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis, respectively. HDV infection is still an important public health problem in Zahedan and appears a major cause of progression of liver disease induced by HBV.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4451CarrierCirrhosisHBVHDVIranPrevalence
spellingShingle Alireza Bakhshipour
Mohammadali Mashhadi
Mahdi Mohammadi
Seyed Kazem Nezam
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
Acta Medica Iranica
Carrier
Cirrhosis
HBV
HDV
Iran
Prevalence
title Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
title_full Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
title_fullStr Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
title_short Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan
title_sort seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis delta virus in chronic hepatitis b virus infection in zahedan
topic Carrier
Cirrhosis
HBV
HDV
Iran
Prevalence
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4451
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