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Acute Hepatitis
New acute hepatitis study findings reported from Z. Kuruuzum and co-authors
July 7th, 2009
"Chronic hepatitis B is associated with significantly increased risk of developing cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. It's, therefore, important to understand the incidence and risk factors associated with chronicity following acute hepatitis B. Among 863 acute hepatitis patients admitted consecutively to the hospital, 320 with serum immunoglobulin M antibody to hepatitis B core antigen were classified as acute hepatitis B. Of these patients, serum samples were collected 3 and 6 months after clinical onset," scientists writing in the journal Hepato - Gastroenterology report. "Complete follow-up was achieved in 240 patients and 11 (4.6%) became chronic...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-07-07)
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