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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1995 41(6):328-329; doi:10.1093/tropej/41.6.328
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Pattern of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Virus Markers in Cases of Acute Sporadic Hepatitis and in Healthy School Children from North West India

B. R. Thapa*,, Kartar Singh*, Virendra Singh**, Shobha Broor**, Virendra Singh* and C. K. Nain***

*Sections of Clinical Gastroenterology (Pediatric Gastroenterology and Gastroemerology-II) PGIMER Chandigarh 160012, India
**virology, Superspeciality of Gastroenterology PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India
***Enzymology, Superspeciality of Gastroenterology PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India

Dr B. R. Thapa, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.

The pattern of viral markers in acute sporadic hepatitis in 329 children and those in 334 healthy school children from North West India were studied. Hepatitis A was found to be the commonest infection in sporadic cases (78 per cent). Of these, 86 per cent were under 10 years and 50 per cent less than S years of age. Hepatitis B was positive in 8 per cent, non-A non-B in 13 per cent, A as well as B in 1 per cent, and none had Delta vims infection. Viral markers in healthy school children showed anti-HAV IgG positivity in 96 and 85 per cent in those belonging to low and high socio-economic groups, respectively, indicating past infection. HBsAg was positive in 1 per cent of cases. Viral hepatitis is an important public health problem in children and warrants active immunization.


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