Etiology of acute sporadic hepatitis in adults in Senegal and Tunisia

P Coursaget; D Leboulleux; Y Gharbi; N Enogat; M A Ndao; A M Coll-Seck; R Kastally

doi:10.3109/00365549509018964

Etiology of acute sporadic hepatitis in adults in Senegal and Tunisia

Scand J Infect Dis. 1995;27(1):9-11. doi: 10.3109/00365549509018964.

Authors

P Coursaget¹, D Leboulleux, Y Gharbi, N Enogat, M A Ndao, A M Coll-Seck, R Kastally

Affiliation

¹ Institut de Virologie de Tours, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.

PMID: 7784826
DOI: 10.3109/00365549509018964

Abstract

Markers for acute hepatitis A, B, C and E virus infections were examined in the sera of 72 patients suffering from acute hepatitis in Senegal and Tunisia. Hepatitis B was responsible for 36% and hepatitis C for 21% of the cases. Acute hepatitis A was not diagnosed. HEV infection was not observed in Senegal and represents only 4% of the acute hepatitis cases in Tunisia.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Female
Hepatitis A / epidemiology
Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
Hepatitis B / epidemiology
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis E / epidemiology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / epidemiology*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / virology
Humans
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Senegal / epidemiology
Tunisia / epidemiology

Substances

Hepatitis Antibodies
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Immunoglobulin M