Search for dissertations about: "HBsAg"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word HBsAg.

  2. 11. A clinical epidemiological study on end-stage liver disease in Ghana

    Author : Yvonne Ayerki Nartey; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : End-stage liver disease (ESLD), including advanced liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the final stage of long-standing injury to the liver due to risk factors such as chronic viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. There is a high disease burden and mortality globally, especially in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Ghana, where the primary cause of HCC and cirrhosis is infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). READ MORE

  4. 12. Prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus infection

    Author : Per Sangfelt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Hepatitis B virus; vaccination; treatment; interferon-alpha; larnivudine; famciclovir;

    Abstract : Despite 25 years of effective vaccines and availability of treatment options for 15 years, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections continue to be a major global health problem. In Sweden, selective screening and vaccination programmes are used in defined high-risk groups such as newborns of chronic HBV carrier mothers and health care workers with risk of blood exposure. READ MORE

  5. 13. Viral and host determinants in hepatitis B

    Author : Hossein Sendi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The outcome of hepatitis B infection is highly variable, ranging from acute disease resulting in the elimination of infection to persistent infection that can lead to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. The factors determining the outcome in an individual are not fully known but may be classified into viral and host factors. READ MORE

  6. 14. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A, B and C in Estonia

    Author : Tatjana Tallo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HAV; HBV; HCV; strains; genotype; phylogenetic analysis;

    Abstract : During the last decade changes have occurred in the epidemiology of hepatitis A, B and C in Estonia. A shift from high to intermediate endemicity for hepatitis A has led to a shift in age of susceptible individuals from children to adolescents and adults. READ MORE

  7. 15. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A, B and C in Estonia

    Author : Tatjana Tallo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HAV; HBV; HCV; strains; genotype; phylogenetic analysis;

    Abstract : During the last decade changes have occurred in the epidemiology of hepatitis A, B and C in Estonia. A shift from high to intermediate endemicity for HAV has led to a shift in age of susceptible individuals from children to adolescents and adults. READ MORE