The Viral Hepatitis Northern Network: A Platform for Addressing Viral Hepatitis in the Canadian North ...
An internet-based software program on Viral Hepatitis care in the North was developed, implemented, distributed, and is being regularly updated. The program allows healthcare providers to learn about HBV and diagnose/manage infected persons more effectively. The various forms of hepatitis B can be d...
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Borealis
2012
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5683/sp3/ydihk9 https://borealisdata.ca/citation?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/YDIHK9 |
| Summary: | An internet-based software program on Viral Hepatitis care in the North was developed, implemented, distributed, and is being regularly updated. The program allows healthcare providers to learn about HBV and diagnose/manage infected persons more effectively. The various forms of hepatitis B can be divided into more aggressive forms (subtypes B2-5) that frequently result in cirrhosis/liver cancer and more "benign" forms (subtypes B1 or B6) that rarely do so. Team members analyzed samples from Northern Canadians known to be infected with hepatitis B in the early 1980s. Representative sera from the 1983-85 serum bank were identified and transferred to the investigator's laboratory for testing for occult hepatitis B virus infection. The results revealed that the majority of Northern Canadians are infected with the more "benign" B6 subtype. Moreover, the amount of virus present in the circulation was relatively low, another predictor of a good outcome. The study also determined what percent of Northern Canadians ... : Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Viral Hepatitis in the Canadian North This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.; ... |
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