An evaluation and comparison of HBV among hospital patients in the province of Babylon
1 Department of Environmental health. Environmental Sciences College, Al-Qasim Green University, Iraq.
2 Department of Medical and Basic Sciences. College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq.
3 Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Al-Qasim Green University, Iraq.
4 Department of Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biotechnology, Al-Qasim Green University, Iraq.
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Technology Research Archive, 2023, 05(01), 001–006.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijstra.2023.5.1.0065
Publication history:
Received on 13 May 2023; revised on 27 June 2023; accepted on 30 June 2023
Abstract:
In Babylon Governorate, the frequency of viral hepatitis B in the general population was discussed. A total of 354 members of the general community with ages ranging from 15 to 45 and a mean of 38.64 years old were randomly selected for the study and tested for anti-HBsAg. Since fourteen samples had positive Anti-HBc IgM results and patients older than 45 had a higher risk of infection (5.6%), the findings indicated that the prevalence of HBV in the general population was (3.95%). Males were more likely to be infected than females (10:4 vs. (71:4:28.6), respectively, according to sex. The rate of infection was 2:1 for the total of (14) positive anti-HBsAg, of which (9) were in rural areas and (5) were in urban areas. Compared to anti-HBsAg, which was obtained by an ELISA test, the diagnostic marker anti-HBc IgM was more consistent with the viral load/Ml of HBV determined by RT-PCR.
Keywords:
HBsAg; HBcIgM; ELISA; Minividas; RT-PCR
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