Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017
PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS E IN CLINICALLY SUSPECTED CASE OF ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS IN JAMNAGAR, INDIA.
Dr. Pushpa Kateshiya, Dr. Hitesh Shingala, Dr. Mala Sinha
Abstract :
OBJECTIVE:
Hepatitis E is one of most common infections during adulthood. This study was performed to detect the profile of Hepatitis E virus in clinically suspected case of Acute Viral Hepatitis attending GGG Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat.
MATERIAL & METHODS:
Study was conducted in our institute from July–2016 to June–2017, blood samples of patients suspected of Acute Viral Hepatitis were tested for anti HEV IgM antibody by ELISA Method.
RESULT:
Out of 225 samples, total 66(29.33%) adult were Positive for anti HEV IgM Antibody among this: 58 (87.87%) were 14–40 year of age and only 8 (12.13%) were >40 year of age.
CONCLUSION:
Study confirms that, HEV most commonly cause Acute Viral Hepatitis in (14–40) year followed by >40 year. In this present study there is no evidence of HEV in children’s. Prevalence of HEV cases is mostly found in area of contamination of water.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Pushpa Kateshiya, Dr. Hitesh Shingala, Dr. Mala Sinha, PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS E IN CLINICALLY SUSPECTED CASE OF ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS IN JAMNAGAR, INDIA., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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Dr. Pushpa Kateshiya, Dr. Hitesh Shingala, Dr. Mala Sinha, PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS E IN CLINICALLY SUSPECTED CASE OF ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS IN JAMNAGAR, INDIA., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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