International (Middle East)

Sixth Hepatitis Agent May Have Wide Geographic Range

Published in Blood Weekly, October 9th, 1995

Acute viral hepatitis (AVH) among patients in Saudi Arabia was caused by five recognized hepatitis viruses, with a sixth agent responsible for 13 percent of AVH cases.

Goals of the study included the application of modern technology to the diagnosis of AVH in Saudi Arabia, the determination of the significance of etiologic agents of hepatitis and the comparison of various factors (clinical, biochemical, demographic and risk) that are associated with each type of AVH, stated Tawfik M. Ghabrah, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and colleagues ("Acute Viral Hepatitis in Saudi Arabia: Seroepidemiological Analysis, Risk Factors, Clinical...

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