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| Title |
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBe antigen) and B core antibodies (IgG anti-HBcore and IgM anti-HBcore) among hepatitis B surface antigen positive blood donors at a Tertiary Centre in Nigeria
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-5-167 |
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| Authors |
Akinsegun A Akinbami, Olajumoke O Oshinaike, Owolabi A Dosunmu, Titilope A Adeyemo, Adewumi Adediran, Sulaiman Akanmu, Kikelomo O Wright, Seun Ilori, Kinsley Aile |
| Abstract |
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of liver disease throughout the world. HBV is transmitted through blood and other body fluids, including semen and saliva. Chronic replication of HBV virons is characterized by persistence circulation of HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA; usually with anti-HBc and occasionally with anti-HBs. Aim: To determine the prevalence of HBeAg, IgG anti-HBcore and IgM anti-HBcore amongst HBsAg positive blood donors. These parameters are reflective of transmissibility and active hepatitis B infection. A cross sectional study was carried out at the blood donor clinics of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja and Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idiaraba. A total of 267 donors were recruited to determine HBe antigen, IgG and IgM anti-HBcore antibodies amongst hepatitis BsAg positive donors. Five milliliters of blood was collected from those who tested positive to HBsAg screen during donation. The sera were subjected to enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Pearson chi-squared test was used for the analytical assessment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 48 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 10% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 4 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 31% |
| Unknown | 10 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 49% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 12 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 January 2013.
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#13,864,183
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#1,845
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#92,967
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#22
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