Etiology of Acute Sporadic Hepatitis in Adults in Senegal and Tunisia
1995; Informa; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3109/00365549509018964
ISSN1651-1980
AutoresPierre Coursaget, Didier Leboulleux, Youssef Gharbi, Nathalie Enogat, Marie-Awa Ndao, Awa Marie Coll‐Seck, R Kastally,
Tópico(s)Hepatitis B Virus Studies
ResumoMarkers for acute hepatitis A, B, C and E virus infections were examined in the sera of 72 patients suffering from acute hepatitis in Senegal and Tunisia. Hepatitis B was responsible for 36% and hepatitis C for 21% of the cases. Acute hepatitis A was not diagnosed. HEV infection was not observed in Senegal and represents only 4% of the acute hepatitis cases in Tunisia.
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