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Transfusion-transmitted HBV infection with isolated anti-HBs-positive blood
CONCLUSION: Whatever the basic infection state, blood donors with isolated weak anti-HBs may include a small population with a risk of causing TT-HBV. Identifying individuals harboring such TT-HBV risk among individuals positive only for anti-HBs is difficult under current screening strategies. Active surveillance for the occurrence of TT-HBV with blood positive only for anti-HBs is necessary.PMID:37129363 | DOI:10.1111/trf.17390
Source: Transfusion - May 2, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Masahiro Satake Naoji Yamagishi Ami Tanaka Naoko Goto Tomohiko Sakamoto Yusuke Yanagino Rika A Furuta Keiji Matsubayashi Source Type: research

Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Patients undergoing hemodialysis at a teaching hospital in Uttarakhand
CONCLUSION: In HD patients, viral hepatitis poses a significant health hazard, particularly in developing countries. HBV vaccination, strict adherence to the universal precautions, segregation of HBV-positive patients can control HBV infection in HD units. However, for HCV, the absence of a specific vaccine and the nosocomial transmission of the virus increase the peril more.PMID:35516698 | PMC:PMC9067204 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1017_21
Source: Primary Care - May 6, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dimple Raina Neha Rawat Ajay K Pandita Source Type: research

Hepatitis B virus prevalence in first-time blood donors in Flanders, Belgium: Impact of universal vaccination and migration
DISCUSSION: The decreasing trend in HBV prevalence could mainly be explained by the introduction of the universal HBV vaccination. Being born in endemic areas was the most important predictor for HBV infection while the co-infections with syphilis suggest unreported sexual risk contacts.PMID:33955570 | DOI:10.1111/trf.16431
Source: Transfusion - May 6, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Niels De Brier Özgür M Koc Emmy De Buck An Muylaert Frederik Nevens Miek Vanbrabant Judith Vandeloo Hans Van Remoortel Geert Robaeys Veerle Compernolle Source Type: research

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Its Determinants among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Conclusions: HBV infection among pregnant women is a common public health problem in Ethiopia. Multiple sexual partners, abortion history, blood transfusion history, and body tattoo were significantly associated with HBV infection. Policies and strategies should focus on factors identified in this study to improve the prevention of HBV among pregnant women. PMID: 32577077 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology - June 25, 2020 Category: OBGYN Tags: Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol Source Type: research

Can Gingko and Turmeric Help Stop Ebola?
Summary There is no known pharmaceutical currently available that specifically treats Ebola disease. One treatment modality that should be considered is the use of herbal medicines, which have both centuries old anecdotal success as well as recent modern biochemical and formal research rationales for their use. Five areas of action that could be addressed by the herbal medicines as it relates to Ebola would be: VP24/immune system evasion GP protein/replicatio; herbal strategies effective against similar hemorrhagic disease beneficial modulation of patient immune and inflammatory response systems prophylactic use for heal...
Source: Inside Surgery - August 1, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: Infectious Disease ayurvedic baicalen cathepsin b dengue Ebola gingko herb Quercetin resveratrol rosemary sage st johns work turmeric Source Type: blogs