Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007
Viral hepatitis is a public health problem worldwide, caused by different etiologic agents, such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F or G. However, cases have been reported related to liver disease caused by hepatotropic viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). The aim of this...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:49f055298f394fcbb56f3171c7d96aec 2023-10-09T21:49:12+02:00 Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 Luciana Costa León Francisca Monsalve Castillo Diana Callejas Valero Leticia Porto Espinoza Jesús Estévez María Elena Castellanos Raimy Mindiola 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/49f055298f394fcbb56f3171c7d96aec EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4857 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/49f055298f394fcbb56f3171c7d96aec Kasmera, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 60-68 (2010) citomegalovirus virus Epstein Barr hepatitis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-10T00:50:06Z Viral hepatitis is a public health problem worldwide, caused by different etiologic agents, such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F or G. However, cases have been reported related to liver disease caused by hepatotropic viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). The aim of this study was to establish the differential diagnosis of hepatotropic and non-hepatotropic viruses in patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of liver infection in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 2007. 268 blood samples were collected from patients at different health centers in the city of Maracaibo, who recurred to the Regional Viral Reference Laboratory. The presence of IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), CMV and EBV was detected by ELISA. The results indicate a high incidence of HAV 118/268 (44.03%), followed by HBV 5/268 (1.86%) and the absence of HCV. For non-hepatotropic viruses, 4.48% (12/268) were positive for EBV and 9.7% (26/268) for CMV. For the above-mentioned viruses, 39.92% (107/268) are considered negative. This study suggests that CMV and EBV viruses are often involved with liver damage and should be considered as possible etiologic agents for any case of hepatitis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Viral hepatitis is a public health problem worldwide, caused by different etiologic agents, such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F or G. However, cases have been reported related to liver disease caused by hepatotropic viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). The aim of this study was to establish the differential diagnosis of hepatotropic and non-hepatotropic viruses in patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of liver infection in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 2007. 268 blood samples were collected from patients at different health centers in the city of Maracaibo, who recurred to the Regional Viral Reference Laboratory. The presence of IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), CMV and EBV was detected by ELISA. The results indicate a high incidence of HAV 118/268 (44.03%), followed by HBV 5/268 (1.86%) and the absence of HCV. For non-hepatotropic viruses, 4.48% (12/268) were positive for EBV and 9.7% (26/268) for CMV. For the above-mentioned viruses, 39.92% (107/268) are considered negative. This study suggests that CMV and EBV viruses are often involved with liver damage and should be considered as possible etiologic agents for any case of hepatitis. |
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Luciana Costa León Francisca Monsalve Castillo Diana Callejas Valero Leticia Porto Espinoza Jesús Estévez María Elena Castellanos Raimy Mindiola |
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Luciana Costa León Francisca Monsalve Castillo Diana Callejas Valero Leticia Porto Espinoza Jesús Estévez María Elena Castellanos Raimy Mindiola |
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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 |
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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 |
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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 |
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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 |
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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatotropic and Non-Hepatotropic Viruses in Patients at the Regional Virological Reference Laboratory. Maracaibo-Venezuela, 2007 |
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differential diagnosis of hepatotropic and non-hepatotropic viruses in patients at the regional virological reference laboratory. maracaibo-venezuela, 2007 |
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