Volume 9, number 2

Frequency and Pattern of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study

Yasser Babair, Salah Elsafi,Mohamed Al Ghamdi, Murtada Suleiman and Mohammed El Gezery

Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Science, P.O. Box 946, Riyadh, 31932, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding Author E-mail: dwyasser@me.com.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1047

ABSTRACT:

Frequency and pattern of chronic Hepatitis B infection was studied over one year at the Eastern region of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Serological and molecular data of 96 cases were statistically analyzed. 79.2% % were HBeAg-negative/anti-HBe positive, and 12.5% were HBeAg-positive/anti-HBe negative, and 8.3% were HBeAg-positive/anti-HBe positive. Serum HBV DNA was detected in 68 (70.8 %) patients whereas 28 (29.2%) had undetectable DNA level (<12 IU/ml). The natural history of HBV was studied.

KEYWORDS: Hepatitis; Chronic; Infection

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Babair Y, Elsafi S, Al-Ghamdi M, Suleiman M, El-Gezery M. Frequency and Pattern of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study. Biosci Biotech Res Asia 2012;9(2)
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Babair Y, Elsafi S, Al-Ghamdi M, Suleiman M, El-Gezery M. Frequency and Pattern of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study. Biosci Biotech Res Asia 2012;9(2). Available from: https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=10012

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