Acute hepatitis A, B and C but not D is still prevalent in Mongolia: a time trend analysis.
Clin Mol Hepatol
; 23(2): 147-153, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Mongolia has one of the highest hepatitis A, C, B and D infection incidences worldwide. We sought to investigate changes in the proportion of acute viral hepatitis types in Mongolia over the last decade.METHODS:
The cohort comprised 546 consecutive patients clinically diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis from January 2012 to December 2014 in Ulaanbaatar Hospital, Mongolia. A time trend analysis investigating the change in proportion of acute hepatitis A virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection among the cohort with respect to a previous published study was undertaken.RESULTS:
Acute hepatitis A, B and C was diagnosed in 50.9%, 26.2% and 6.0% of the cohort. Notably, 16.8% of the cohort had a dual infection. The etiologies of acute viral hepatitis were varied by age groups. The most common cause of acute viral hepatitis among 2-19 year olds was hepatitis A, HBV and superinfection with HDV among 20-40 year olds, and HCV among 40-49 year olds. Patients with more than one hepatitis virus infection were significantly older, more likely to be male and had a higher prevalence of all risk factors for disease acquisition. These patients also had more severe liver disease at presentation compared to those with mono-infection.CONCLUSIONS:
Acute viral hepatitis is still prevalent in Mongolia. Thus, the need for proper infection control is increasing in this country.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
Asunto principal:
Hepatitis D
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Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Mol Hepatol
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Mongolia