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    How Aware are We of the Immune Status of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients? A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Turkey
    (2020) Tosun, Nevin Selma; Balkan, Ayhan; Uğuz, Mustafa; Çuvalcı, Nefise Öztoprak; Yıldız, İlknur Esen; Bekçibaşı, Muhammed
    Objectives: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionand superinfection by hepatitis A or hepatitis B virus have highermorbidity and mortality when compared with those without HCVinfection. The aim of this study was to determine hepatitis A and Bseroprevalence rates and immunity in patients with chronic HCV indifferent regions of TurkeyMaterials and Methods: This multi-center study involving HCVinfected chronic cases was conducted between July 2016 andOctober 2017. Serological tests of Hepatitis B surface antigen, antiHBs, hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) immunoglobulin G (IgG)and anti-HAV IgG were evaluated by ELISA, and the files of HCVinfected patients at the age of 18 or over who applied to 15 hospitalsin 13 different cities of our country were screened.Results: Three hundred sixty-two of the 828 patients were menand 466 were women. The prevalence of HBV/HCV coinfection was2.4%, while the anti-HBs positivity rate was 46.9%. Of the 610patients evaluated in terms of anti-HAV IgG serology, 88.8% wereanti-HAV IgG positive, while 11.1% were anti-HAV IgG negative.Isolated anti-HBc IgG positivity was detected in 5.8% of patients.Conclusion: Revealing the serological status of other hepatitisagents, such as hepatitis A and B, in patients with chronic hepatitisC is important in terms of providing the opportunity to immunize ortreat when required