Acute Hepatitis
Scientists at Nihon University, Medical Department report research in acute hepatitis
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 20th, 2009
According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "In a recent investigation of hepatitis in Bangladesh, the sera from 74 adult patients (aged 15-67 years) who had been clinically diagnosed as cases of sporadic acute hepatitis were collected at various hospitals in and around Dhaka. Five cases were positive for IgM antibody against the hepatitis A virus and 30 were positive both for the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and for IgM antibody against the HBV core (HBc)."
"The six cases found positive for antibodies against the hepatitis D virus were all also positive for the HBV surface antigen but negative for anti-HBc IgM. Thirteen patients harboured hepatitis C...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-07-20)
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