Acute hepatitis A, B and C but not D is still prevalent in Mongolia: a time trend analysis
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
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: 147-153, 2017.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-43204
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Mongolia has one of the highest hepatitis A, C, B and D infection incidences worldwide. We sought to investigate changes in the proportion of acute viral hepatitis types in Mongolia over the last decade.METHODS:
The cohort comprised 546 consecutive patients clinically diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis from January 2012 to December 2014 in Ulaanbaatar Hospital, Mongolia. A time trend analysis investigating the change in proportion of acute hepatitis A virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection among the cohort with respect to a previous published study was undertaken.RESULTS:
Acute hepatitis A, B and C was diagnosed in 50.9%, 26.2% and 6.0% of the cohort. Notably, 16.8% of the cohort had a dual infection. The etiologies of acute viral hepatitis were varied by age groups. The most common cause of acute viral hepatitis among 2-19 year olds was hepatitis A, HBV and superinfection with HDV among 20-40 year olds, and HCV among 40-49 year olds. Patients with more than one hepatitis virus infection were significantly older, more likely to be male and had a higher prevalence of all risk factors for disease acquisition. These patients also had more severe liver disease at presentation compared to those with mono-infection.CONCLUSIONS:
Acute viral hepatitis is still prevalent in Mongolia. Thus, the need for proper infection control is increasing in this country.
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Assunto principal:
Hepatite D
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Vírus Delta da Hepatite
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Superinfecção
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Vírus da Hepatite B
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Incidência
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Prevalência
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Fatores de Risco
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Estudos de Coortes
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Controle de Infecções
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Hepatite C
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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