Naeimi, Behrouz and Mazloom Kalimani, Farnaz and Pourfatolah, Ali Akbar and Azimzadeh, Masoud and Mankhian, Alireza and Akbarzadeh, Samad and Hajiani, Gholamreza and Kooshesh, Faramarz and Khamisipour, Gholamreza (2015) Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors in Bushehr, South of Iran. Naeimi B et al.
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Abstract
Background: Although so far several studies have determined the hepatitis E virus (HEV) prevalence in some parts of Iran, no data exists regarding the HEV seroprevalence in Bushehr province as the southernmost point in Iran yet. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG among the blood donors in Bushehr. Patients and Methods: A total of 628 blood donor samples were collected from September to October 2013, after obtaining informed written consents, and analyzed for the presence of anti-HEV IgG using commercial HEV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. All the samples were tested by two ELISA kits and evaluated for liver function test. Results: Overall, 105 (16.7%) blood samples were positive for HEV-specific-IgG antibodies, while 523 (83.8%) were negative. The presence of anti-HEV IgG was not associated with gender; however, it was correlated with age. It was indicated that the anti-HEV prevalence increases by age and there was a significant difference between the age groups regarding HEV seropositivity. Conclusions: High HEV seroprevalence (16.7%) was observed among the blood donors in Bushehr province. It appears that exposure to HEV increases with age; although, more people should be examined.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | QU Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicin > Department of Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | سپیده مقدسی |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2018 08:16 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2018 08:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bpums.ac.ir/id/eprint/6217 |
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