Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Seropositivity rate of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) among patients attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India
Dr. Hanumanthraju MV , Dr. Mamatha P Samaga , Dr. AM Keerthi , Dr. Shanmukhappa
JCDR. 2023: 2135-2138
Abstract
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus infection is a global public health problem and causes a spectrum of diseases ranging from self-limiting hepatitis to acute fulminant and chronic hepatitis leading to complications like liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The diagnosis of HBV infection is based on clinical symptoms coupled with laboratory findings of serological markers. HBsAg acts as a hallmark of HBV infection as it is the first serological marker to appear in acute HBV infection and its persistence for more than 6 months suggest chronic HBV infection or development of a carrier state.
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