Background. Changes in the viral etiology of hospitalized patients can inform us of changes
in the overall epidemiology of acute viral hepatitis infections. We hypothesized that …

We have studied the epidemiological characteristics of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in adult
patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital of Athens in 1980. Commercially …

Seromarkers for hepatitis A, B and D were used to determine the cause of acute hepatitis in
94 children (age 2 to 14 years) prospectively studied when they were admitted to Embaba …

Background. Acute viral hepatitis is less frequent in Egypt than serum antibody levels
suggest. Because acute viral hepatitis has a wide clinical spectrum, we tested the …

We conducted a prospective, descriptive cohort study of all 217 cases of acute viral hepatitis
(AVH) seen in adults during 1992 at the sole hospitals with infectious disease departments …

Background The incidence of hepatitis-A among adults in India is on the decline as majority
develops protective immunity to it by late adolescence. Most of these studies are from …

In a large urban centre of a developed nation, 63 household contacts of 20 index cases with
acute hepatitis A virus infection and 95 household contacts of 29 index cases with acute …

The etiological spectrum of viral hepatitis and the prevalence of serological markers of
hepatitis A and B virus infection in healthy persons in north India were studied. Hepatitis A …

Objective: To determine and compare the etiology of sporadic acute and fulminant viral
hepatitis in two groups of patients 16 years apart. Methods: Serologic diagnostic tests for …

The relative magnitude by hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis Non-
A, Non-B virus (HNANBV) was determined in 496 children from three different parts of India …