Evaluation of seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in reference Center Hospital in Turkey's Southeast Anatolia among patients referred for major or minimally invasive surgery: Last decade experience in a previously high prevalence area

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2021

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Kowsar Publication

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

Background: There is a high worldwide prevalence of chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections, among the significant causes of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV and HCV in a referral center hospital in Southeast Anatolia among patients that applied for major or minimally invasive surgery. Methods: In a tertiary referral state hospital for general purposes, patients undergoing surgical procedures and serologic examinations for HBV and HCV were included in the study between January 2011 and September 2020. Results: In the general population, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HBs were examined in 220,724 patients, and anti-HCV was examined in 186,017 patients. The mean age was 42.3 +/- 20.2 years with a 51.8% male distribution. The frequency of positive HBsAg and anti-HCV in all patients was 9.4 and 0.9%, respectively. On the other hand, the frequency of positive HBsAg and anti-HCV was 4.2 and 0.7%, respectively, among patients admitted for a surgical procedure. The mean age was 46.1 +/- 21.1 years with a slightly male predominance (54 vs. 46%). In this group, the frequency of positive HBsAg was higher in males (5.1%) while the lowest was in the 1 - 10 age range (0.4%) and the highest in the 41 - 50 age range (5.7%). Between 2011 and 2019, the prevalence of HBsAg positivity decreased from 6.4 to 4.0%, while anti-HCV positivity was similar in both genders, and its frequency increased with age. Conclusions: Between 2011 and 2020, the overall prevalence of HBV and HCV decreased in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, Seroprevalence, Surgery procedure

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Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

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Q4

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Q4

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14

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10

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Ekin, N., Uçmak, F. ve Atay, A.E. (2021). Evaluation of seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in reference Center Hospital in Turkey's Southeast Anatolia among patients referred for major or minimally invasive surgery: Last decade experience in a previously high prevalence area. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 14(10), 1-9.