Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among healthy

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Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among

healthy population and Turkish soldiers in Northern Cyprus

Altindis M, Yilmaz S, Dikengil T, Acemoglu H, Hosoglu S.

Dumlupinar mah, Alimoglu apt No 25, Afyon 03200, Turkey. maltindis@...

AIM: To compare the prevalence of hepatitis viral markers among soldiers

from Turkey, blood donors from Northern Cyprus, and soldiers from Northern

Cyprus. METHODS: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HCV and

anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence, HBV DNA, HCV RNA and

HCV genotyping among soldiers from Turkey (group I), civil blood donors from

Northern Cyprus (group II), and soldier candidates from Northern Cyprus

(group III) were studied and compared to one another. In total, 17545 cases

(13546 males and 3999 females with a mean age of 34.5 +/- 10.3 year, group I

= 11234, group II = 5057, and group III = 1254) were included into the

study. RESULTS: Among all cases, HBsAg positivity rates were 2.46%, anti-HCV

was 0.46% and anti-HIV was 0.00%. HBV DNA was 2.25%, HCV RNA was 0.33% in

all groups. HBsAg positivity rates were 2.16% in group I, 3.00% in group II

and 2.71% in group III. There was a significant difference between group I

and group II (c2 = 6.11, P = 0.047 < 0.05). Anti-HCV positivity rates were

0.45% in group I, 0.45% in group II, and 0.56% in group III. Genotypes of

HCV were 1b and 1a in group I, 1b, 1a and 2 in group II, and 1b, 1a in group

III. HBsAg carrier rates were 2.20% in females and 2.53% in males. Anti-HCV

prevalence was 0.38% in females and 0.48% in males. HBsAg positivity rates

were 2.53% in individuals younger than 50, and 1.47% in older than 50. There

was a significant difference between the two groups (c2 = 23.48, P = 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Prevalences of HBsAg, HCV and HIV infections in Northern Cyprus

population are similar to those of Turkey.

http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=6792 & v=12

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Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among

healthy population and Turkish soldiers in Northern Cyprus

Altindis M, Yilmaz S, Dikengil T, Acemoglu H, Hosoglu S.

Dumlupinar mah, Alimoglu apt No 25, Afyon 03200, Turkey. maltindis@...

AIM: To compare the prevalence of hepatitis viral markers among soldiers

from Turkey, blood donors from Northern Cyprus, and soldiers from Northern

Cyprus. METHODS: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HCV and

anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence, HBV DNA, HCV RNA and

HCV genotyping among soldiers from Turkey (group I), civil blood donors from

Northern Cyprus (group II), and soldier candidates from Northern Cyprus

(group III) were studied and compared to one another. In total, 17545 cases

(13546 males and 3999 females with a mean age of 34.5 +/- 10.3 year, group I

= 11234, group II = 5057, and group III = 1254) were included into the

study. RESULTS: Among all cases, HBsAg positivity rates were 2.46%, anti-HCV

was 0.46% and anti-HIV was 0.00%. HBV DNA was 2.25%, HCV RNA was 0.33% in

all groups. HBsAg positivity rates were 2.16% in group I, 3.00% in group II

and 2.71% in group III. There was a significant difference between group I

and group II (c2 = 6.11, P = 0.047 < 0.05). Anti-HCV positivity rates were

0.45% in group I, 0.45% in group II, and 0.56% in group III. Genotypes of

HCV were 1b and 1a in group I, 1b, 1a and 2 in group II, and 1b, 1a in group

III. HBsAg carrier rates were 2.20% in females and 2.53% in males. Anti-HCV

prevalence was 0.38% in females and 0.48% in males. HBsAg positivity rates

were 2.53% in individuals younger than 50, and 1.47% in older than 50. There

was a significant difference between the two groups (c2 = 23.48, P = 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Prevalences of HBsAg, HCV and HIV infections in Northern Cyprus

population are similar to those of Turkey.

http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=6792 & v=12

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