http://viralhepatitisjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-effect-of-switch-treatment-on-liver-fibrosis-a/40275
Journal Title: Viral Hepatitis Journal - Year 2020, Vol 26, Issue 2
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in children with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and to immunize patients who did not have anti-HAV immunoglobulin (Ig) G level in protective titer. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was made in 79 children with chronic HBV infection between January 2017 and December 2018. Results: Of the patients with a mean age of 11.5±4.6 years (1-18 years), 64.6% were boys and 35.4% were girls (male/female=51/28). Anti-HAV (Ig) G was positive in 72.2% (n=57) of the cases. According to gender, the rate of sero-positivity was found to be 72.5% (n=37) in boys and 71.4% (n=20) in girls. HAV immunization was determined at the lowest rate (8.1%) in the 14-18 years age group. Although 3 patients vaccinated against HAV were anti HAV-IgG negative, and 39 patients who were not vaccinated were anti-HAV IgG positive. Conclusion: The seroprevalence of HAV should also be evaluated in children with chronic HBV infection. Morbidity and mortality due to HAV infection can be prevented by vaccinating non-immune patients.
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Uğur Deveci, Ufuk Acar
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- DOI 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0018
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