The prevalence of hepatitis D in CHB patients in Baghdad city and its correlation with fibrosis

Musaab A. Almahdawi; Mahmood K. Saleh; Safaa A. A. Al-Waysi

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5657

The prevalence of hepatitis D in CHB patients in Baghdad city and its correlation with fibrosis

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5657

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Musaab A. Almahdawi Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Tikrit University, Iraq
Mahmood K. Saleh Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Tikrit University, Iraq
Safaa A. A. Al-Waysi Director of Gastroenterology Hepatology Hospital Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Iraq

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis D for chronic hepatitis B patients and to assess the degree of cirrhosis of hepatocytes. A study of 240 patients with CHB was studied in the laboratories of the Gastrointestinal Hospital, Dubai and Sama Dubai Specialized Medical Laboratories / Baghdad. Confirmatory examinations were conducted for them by conducting HBsAg test to ensure that they are infected with the viruses, HCV and HIV to ensure that there is no viral interference, and HDV IgG test was conducted by ELISA device to identify the male infected was (5) (31.2%) and the females was (11) (68.7%.( The results of fibrosis of the patients with hepatitis D viral showed different stages according to the severity of the infection, where it showed (S1). One infection with (6.25%) and the results of fibrosis (4.0) E(KPa), while (S2) the number of patients was (5) (21.25% ) and the incision of fibrosis ranged between (7.0 - 8.1) E(KPa), the (S3) showed the number of patients (6) (37.5%) and severity of fibrosis (8.4 -10.1) E(KPa), while (S4) which is considered to have severe fibrosis, showed (4) (25%) (12.1-16.1).

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08-04-2022

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Almahdawi, M. A., Saleh, M. K., & Al-Waysi, S. A. A. (2022). The prevalence of hepatitis D in CHB patients in Baghdad city and its correlation with fibrosis. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1). https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5657

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Vol. 6 No. S1 (2022)

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