Publications
| molecular epidemiological study of hepatitis viruses in ismailia, egypt. | the hepatitis virus is hyperendemic in egypt, western asia and africa. in egypt, most studies have been carried out in the regions of the upper and lower nile delta, and so little is known about other parts of the country. our project aimed to clarify the carrier rate of various hepatitis viruses in the northeastern province of ismailia. a total of 214 patients with elevated liver enzymes were enrolled in this study. sera were collected in ismailia hospital. we conducted a serological and molecu ... | 2009 | 19468235 |
| seroprevalence of hdv infection in hbsag positive population in ismailia, egypt. | hepatitis d virus (hdv) is a defective rna virus that needs hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) from hbv for transmission. hdv can lead to fulminant hepatitis and the progression of chronic liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis b. the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hdv among hbsag positive individuals in ismailia, egypt. serum samples were collected from 170 hbsag positive healthy individuals from suez canal university blood bank over a one year period. all of ... | 2013 | 23888554 |