Hepatitis B Envelope Antigen in Children and Adults with Hepatitis B Infection in Tertiary Health Facility in North East Nigeria During the Period 2000-2015
Abstract:Introduction: Worldwide, most people living with chronic HBV infection are in in low- and middle-income countries. Most of the burden of disease from HBV infection comes from infections acquired before the age of 5 years. Materials and Methods: Records of Hepatitis B surface and envelope antigen results of children and adults in Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe between May 2000 and May 2015 were analyzed Results: 22,862 individuals were tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen. 19.5% (4456) tested positive. 24… Show more
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