| differential diagnosis of viral hepatitis based on hepatitis viral markers. | 192 patients of acute viral hepatitis (avh) from three different hospitals of madras metropolitan area during november 1985 to january 1986 were investigated for serologic markers of hepatitis a virus (anti havigm) and hepatitis b virus (hbsag, hbeag, anti hbcigm and anti hbs) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). while the overall pattern of avh in madras as revealed from the study showed hepatitis a to be 36.4%, hepatitis b 34.4% and non-a non-b 29.1%, the pattern differed significantl ... | 1989 | 2592031 |
| clinical and viral marker pattern of acute sporadic hepatitis in children in madras, south india. | one hundred and twenty-seven children who presented with features of acute hepatitis during the period february 1995 to january 1996 were studied. specific aetiologic agents were identified in 89 per cent. of these, 67.7 per cent were due to a single virus, whereas 21.3 per cent were due to two or more hepatitis viruses. hepatitis a virus (hav) was the sole infecting agent in 38.6 per cent of cases, hepatitis b virus (hbv) in 13.4 per cent of cases, and hepatitis e virus (hev) in 15.7 per cent o ... | 1998 | 9819489 |
| prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a and hepatitis e virus in urban school children in chennai. | with similar feco-oral mode of transmission of hepatitis a and e viruses, and improving levels of personal hygiene among higher socioeconomic population, periodic surveillance on hav/hev exposure pattern may be of immense public health value. one such attempt was made in tamilnadu, india by analysing the presence of antibodies to hav and hev in 185 healthy children of 6 months to 12 years of age. while anti hav positivity was 96.9% by 12 years of age, anti hev positivity fluctuated between 5.3-1 ... | 2003 | 12736405 |
| investigation of a hepatitis a outbreak in children in an urban slum in vellore, tamil nadu, using geographic information systems. | an outbreak of symptomatic viral hepatitis in children less than 10 yr of age in vellore, south india, was investigated and the disease pattern studied using serological and epidemiological methods, supplemented by geographic information systems (gis) mapping. | 2008 | 18820356 |
| profile of viral hepatitis a in chennai. | this retrospective study compares the clinical features, laboratory profile and complications of anti hav igm positive acute viral hepatitis a in 138 children between 1-15 year (1-5 year: n=31; 5-10 year: n=85; and 10-15 year: n=22). we found that older children presented with hav (hepatitis a virus) infection with more atypical manifestations (ascites and splenomegaly) and complications. | 2009 | 19638667 |