| prevalence of hepatitis b markers, antibodies to adult t cell leukemia/lymphoma virus and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus in prostitutes in fukuoka, japan. | prevalence of hepatitis b (hb) markers, antibodies to human t cell leukemia virus (htlv-1) and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus 1 (hiv-1) in prostitutes working in fukuoka city were studied. sera were collected from 237 prostitutes during january-september, 1986. among them, 9 (3.8%) were hb virus surface-antigen (hbs ag) positive, of whom, 3 were hbe antigen positive and the remaining 6 were anti-hbe positive. the positive rate of anti-hbs was 34.2%. the incidence of anti-htlv-1 in t ... | 1987 | 2900907 |
| prevalence of seropositivity for hepatitis c virus in cataract patients and the general population. | to investigate the epidemiologic relationship between hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection and cataract. | 2002 | 12388029 |
| clinical outcomes of hepatitis b virus (hbv) genotypes b and c in japanese patients with chronic hbv infection. | the aims of this retrospective survey were to determine the epidemiologic distribution of hepatitis b virus (hbv) genotypes and analyze the genotype-related clinical differences among japanese patients with chronic hbv infection. the 158 surveyed patients with chronic hbv infection lived in fukuoka and okinawa were serially tested for serum alanine aminotransferase (alt) and hepatitis b e antigen (hbeag). follow-up was for a period of 10.8 +/- 6.4 years (mean +/- sd). the hbv genotypes were dete ... | 2002 | 12389939 |
| [Hepatitis B tests as screenings for the reactivation of HBV infection at Fukuoka University Hospital]. | The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is defined as proliferation of HBV and hepatitis flare after medication of anti-cancer drugs and/or immunosuppressant drugs in inactive HBV carriers or patients with past illness by HBV infection. In January 2009, the guideline for prevention of immunosuppressive or chemotherapy-induced reactivation of HBV infection was established by Japanese study groups of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. We then surveyed and analyzed order numbers of the te ... | 2011 | 21815477 |
| heterosexual transmission of gb virus c/hepatitis g virus infection to non-intravenous drug-using female prostitutes in fukuoka, japan. | to determine if gb virus c (gbv-c) or hepatitis g (hgv) infection can be transmitted by heterosexual intercourse, we tested serum samples from 234 non-drug-injecting female prostitutes for gbv-c/hgv. we used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction to test for gbv-c/hgv rna and elisa for gbv-c/hgv-e2 antibody. the prevalence of total gbv-c/hgv marker (gbv-c/hgv rna and/or gbv-c/hgv-e2 antibody) was 58/234 (24.8%) in the prostitutes, and 7/71 (8.9%) in matched controls. the gbv-c/hgv rna a ... | 1999 | 10548339 |
| [blood-borne viral infection in hemodialysis units: special reference to hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus and human t-lymphotropic virus type 1]. | hemodialysis patients are one of the high risk groups for blood-borne viral infection due to their need of blood transfusions for renal anemia. in addition, the hemodialysis procedure itself is a risk factor for blood-borne viral infection. therefore, prevention of blood-borne infection in hemodialysis units is highly important. i would like to introduce our previous studies on hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus and human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in hemodialysis units in fukuoka, ... | 1998 | 9893464 |
| an epidemiologic study of hepatitis b virus in okinawa and kyushu, japan. | in 1968-1981, a total of 3222 serum samples were collected from healthy subjects in okinawa--in ishigaki city, on hateruma island, and on iriomote island--and in kyushu, in fukuoka city and nichinan city. these serum samples were tested for the presence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) by reverse passive hemagglutination (rpha), for antibody to hepatitis b surface antigen (anti-hbs) by passive hemagglutination (pha) and radioimmunoassay (ria), and for antibody to hepatitis b core antigen ( ... | 1983 | 6650479 |
| hepatocellular carcinoma among hbsag positive blood donors in fukuoka, japan. | in order to examine the association between hepatitis b virus carriage and hepatocellular carcinoma, 3765 hbsag positive blood donors were followed from 1977 to 1983 in fukuoka, japan. the observed number of deaths was compared with the expected deaths calculated by applying cause-, sex- and age-specific death rates for fukuoka in 1980 to sex- and age-specific population at risk of the subjects. among 2595 male blood donors, mortality from liver cancer (or hepatocellular carcinoma) was specifica ... | 1988 | 2833401 |
| hepatocellular carcinoma among female japanese hepatitis b virus carriers. | in order to examine the association between hepatitis b virus carriage and hepatocellular carcinoma 3,769 female hepatitis b surface antigen positive blood donors were followed-up from 1977 to 1985 in fukuoka, japan. the observed number of deaths was compared with the expected deaths calculated by applying cause- and age-specific death rates among females for fukuoka in 1980 to age-specific population at risk of the subjects. mortalities from all causes and from all malignant neoplasms were decr ... | 1987 | 2828208 |
| [an epidemiological study of hbv and htlv-i among high risk groups in fukuoka city]. | sera from 69 adult prostitutes, 139 juveniles in the reformatory for boys, and 63 juveniles in the reformatory for girls, were collected between 1986 and 1987 in fukuoka city. these samples were tested for the presence of antibody to human t-cell leukemia virus type-i (anti-htlv-i), for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), and for antibody to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc). the juveniles in the reformatory for girls were surveyed for the incidence of venereal diseases (vd) and for a history ... | 1990 | 2401807 |
| time trends of hbsag prevalence among blood donors in fukuoka, japan. | we examined time trends of the prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) among blood donors at the fukuoka red cross blood center, japan, during 1977-88. as was expected, a marked but artificial decrease in the hbsag prevalence attributable to a notification program was detected. the seropositivities among males were uniformly higher than those among females. about 1% absolute rate decrease (approximately 50% relative rate reduction) was found among young donors aged 16-19 in seven years ... | 1992 | 1572436 |
| hepatitis b virus, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study in fukuoka, japan. | the roles of the hepatitis b virus (hbv), cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) were examined in a case-control study involving 204 patients with hcc and 410 control subjects in fukuoka prefecture, where hcc risk is among the highest in japan. information on smoking and drinking habits was obtained by a detailed interview survey, and the results were analyzed in conjunction with serum hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) status after adjustmen ... | 1992 | 1318264 |