| incidence of different types of viral hepatitis in delhi, uttar pradesh and rajasthan areas. | a total of 428 sera samples from patients of acute sporadic viral hepatitis collected from delhi (172), uttar pradesh (192) and rajasthan (64) were tested for hepatitis a virus (hav) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) markers. non a non b was diagnosed by exclusion. the prevalence of hav, hbv and non a non b in such cases was almost comparable at three places. the prevalence of hav ranged between 15.7 and 20.3 per cent, hbv between 41.3 and 51.6 per cent while non a non b ranged between 28.1 and 43 per ... | 1990 | 2129122 |
| epidemiology of endemic viral hepatitis in an urban area of india: a retrospective community study in alwar. | in a community study during a reference period of 1 year, 192 cases of jaundice were detected in an urban population of 69,440 in alwar, rajasthan. detected by paramedics and confirmed by physicians, these cases gave an annual incidence of 2.76 (95% ci: 2.37-3.15) per 1000 population. at least one of these patients died, giving a case fatality ratio of 0.6%. the jaundice cases occurred in all areas investigated, and affected all socioeconomic strata. about 94% of the affected families had only s ... | 1997 | 9447780 |