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Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection in al-Taji district | ||
| Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 27-32 | ||
| Author | ||
| Abbas Arrak Abbas al-Tamimi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in al-taji district, Baghdad governorate. 378 blood samples were collected randomly from visitors of private and public health clinics from January 2011 to March 2012. Samples obtained were examined for HBsAg presence and the positives were further tested for the level of bilirubin and liver enzymes (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), and alkaline phosphatase). Seven HBsAg positive patients found and the prevalence of HBV infection was 1.8% in this study. HBV prevalence found to be higher than that recorded by the local healthcare center but it is lower than the range recorded for Iraq by other researchers and world health organization | ||
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