Evaluation of Hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women
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Background : Hepatitis B virus infection is a major public health problem around the globe in spite of the availability of a highly effective vaccine and improvements in antiviral therapy. This disease causes a chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Patients and methods: The cross sectional study consisted from 40 healthy pregnant females referred to privet clinic for primary health care for pregnant women in Baghdad from September 2010- to May 2011.Their bloods were analyzed for hepatitis B surface antigen, anti hepatitis core antibodies, anti hepatitis B envelope antibodies and anti hepatitis C antibodies by Immunochromatographic test (Acon-USA) . The results were compared to twenty non pregnant healthy control groups. Results: There was no significance difference between two groups regarding different parameters of HBV and HCV . Conclusions: Pregnancy had no effect on the frequencies of hepatitis B and C. The majority of healthy individuals either pregnant or not pregnant were positive for anti HBc antibodies that denote a past history of transient of HBV infection in episomal form.Downloads
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