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| Title: | Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Jos, Nigeria |
| Authors: | Nkup, Jude Yunzoom
Ofoeke, Prisca
Okojokwu, Julius Ocheme
Ujah, Otobo Innocent
Ejeliogu, Emeka Ubah
Anejo-Okopi, Joseph Aje |
| Keywords: | Hbv |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | American Journal Of Laboratory Medcine (science Publishing Group) |
| Citation: | Jude Yunzoom Nkup, Prisca Ofoeke, Julius Ocheme Okojokwu, Otobo Innocent Ujah, Emeka Ubah Ejeliogu, Joseph Aje Anejo-Okopi. Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Jos, Nigeria. American Journal of Laboratory Medicine. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2018, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.11648/j.ajlm.20180301.11 Received: September 23, 2017; Accepted: October 16, 2017; Published: December 5, 2017 |
| Series/Report no.: | Vol. 3;No. 1: Pp1-5 |
| Abstract: | The frequency of hepatitis B virus in patients with CKD undergoing haemodialysis maintenance has a medical
importance in the transmission of the infection and the cause of kidney disease. We aimed to determine sero-prevalence of
HBV in patients with chronic kidney disease. A total of 110 blood samples were collected from nephrology Department of Jos
University Teaching Hospital and screened for HBsAg marker. HBsAg was detected using rapid chromatographic
immunoassays for qualitative detection of HBsAg and was performed using one-step test strips for detection of HBsAg in
serum sample. Out of the 110 patients selected, 56 were males and 54 females with an overall 15.5% HBsAg positivity. It was
observed that HBsAg positive increases with prolonged duration of haemodialysis maintenance. The prevalence of HBsAg
among Chronic Kidney Disease patients is high, however there was no significant association between HBV and chronic
kidney disease in this cross-Sectional survey. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3240 |
| ISSN: | 2575-3878
2575-386X |
| Appears in Collections: | Medical Laboratory Sciences
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