| Literature DB >> 19884157 |
Paola Piccolo1, Ilaria Lenci, Claudia Telesca, Daniele Di Paolo, Franco Bandiera, Luigi De Melia, Orazio Sorbello, Giuseppina Renier, Giovanni L Ricci, Lorenzo Nosotti, Mario Romano, Adriano De Santis, Massimo Levrero, Giorgio Antonucci, Maria Antonella Longo, Brigida E Annicchiarico, Mario Angelico.
Abstract
We investigated the patterns of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related disease in a large cohort of HBsAg-positive patients, in Central Italy, by collecting a screening form with demographic, clinical and laboratory data. Overall, 737 HBsAg-positive cases were included (70% male; median age 52 years): 30% were inactive HBsAg carriers, 51% had chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and 19% had HBV-related cirrhosis. Patients from non-European Union (EU) countries (n = 65) were significantly younger, had a higher prevalence of HBeAg-positive infection and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) co-infection than patients of Italian origin. Therefore, as immigration from non-EU countries continues to grow, we can expect a change in the landscape of HBV-related disease in our area.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19884157 DOI： 10.1093/eurpub/ckp168
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Public Health ISSN： 1101-1262 Impact factor: 3.367