SMJ articles in the category "hepatitis B"

Original Article

Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Nonresponse to Hepatitis B Vaccination among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Importance of Obesity

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to quantify the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine nonresponse and identify clinical characteristics associated with vaccine nonresponse. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) receiving the HBV vaccine. Study inclusion criteria were age 18 years and…

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Original Article

Educational Intervention in Primary Care Residents’ Knowledge and Performance of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Objectives: Although guidelines recommend hepatitis B virus (HBV) immunization for adults with diabetes mellitus (DM), vaccination rates remain low. Our aim was to evaluate knowledge and practice regarding HBV and to assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted educational program. Methods: Primary care residents (n = 244) at three academic institutions…

Posted in: attitudes 6 health knowledge 2 hepatitis B 6 Prevention 18

Review

A Paradigm Shift in the Outpatient Approach to Liver Function Tests

The American Gastroenterological Association (2002), Canadian Medical Association (2005), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006) released guidelines to screen patients with mild elevations of liver enzymes for hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Mildly elevated liver enzymes were defined as less than five times the upper limit of…

Posted in: cost effectiveness 3 hepatitis B 6 hepatitis C 15 screening 33

Expired CME Article

Importance of Hepatitis Vaccination in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Acute hepatitis A or B infection can be lethal in patients with chronic liver disease. Safe and effective vaccines are currently available to prevent hepatitis A and B. Despite wide availability of vaccines, most patients with chronic liver disease are not immunized, in part due to nonuniform and inconsistent current…

Posted in: hepatitis A 3 hepatitis B 6 vaccine 3

Original Article

Religious Involvement and Seroprevalence of Six Infectious Diseases in US Adults

Objective: In the United States, religious practice is inversely associated with several chronic conditions, but no reports show whether it is inversely associated with prevalence of positive serology for infections. Methods: Data on a multiethnic, national sample included 11,507 persons aged 17 years and over with complete data on frequency…

Posted in: hepatitis B 6 hepatitis C 15 infectious diseases 2 religion 17

Case Report

Late Failure of Combined Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine and Lamivudine in Treatment of a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B

We report the first case of a woman having chronic hepatitis B treated with a combination therapy of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and lamivudine for 18 months. The main aims of such a combined therapy were to assess whether the concomitant anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination might prevent the emergence…

Posted in: hepatitis B 6
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