Premarital screening of the viral hepatitis among Saudi nationals

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY

Microbiology and Immunology Pub Date : 2023-02-22 DOI:10.1111/1348-0421.13058

Abdullah A. K. Alzahrani, Yasser A. Altalhi, Ahmed A. S. Alghamdi, Samah M. Muhandis, Daifallah M. Al Aboud, Gaber M. G. Shehab, Ahmed S. Abdel-Moneim

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Abstract

Blood borne sexually transmitted infections are among the most serious health problems worldwide. Many people possessing these infections do not have symptoms and may remain undiagnosed. The current study aimed to screen premaritally the incidence of blood borne viruses among Saudi nationals. A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted, using a total of 91,000 medical records, in the blood bank from a single center in the Western region of Saudi Arabia. All persons who underwent premarital examination during the period 2016–2021 for the presence of hepatitis B and C viruses as a part of the national screening program in Saudi Arabia were included in the study. Serological tests were used to screen the presence of HBc Ab and HBs Ag. Both anti-HCV antibodies and the presence of virus RNA using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were also performed. The study reported the presence of 378/91000 (0.42%) infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) as indicated by the presence of HBc Ab and HBs Ag. Meanwhile, 208 (0.23%) cases were found to be exposed to HCV including 49/91000 (0.05%) active HCV cases, positive for the HCV RNA, while 159/91000 (0.17%) persons were found to possess positive HCV antibodies in the absence of detectable HCV RNA. It was concluded that there is a low prevalence of HBV and HBV among Saudi citizens who were subjected to premarital screening.

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沙特国民病毒性肝炎的婚前筛查

血液传播的性传播感染是全世界最严重的健康问题之一。许多患有这些感染的人没有症状，可能仍未被诊断出来。目前的研究旨在筛查沙特国民中婚前血源性病毒的发病率。一项回顾性纵向研究使用了来自沙特阿拉伯西部地区单一中心血库的91,000份医疗记录。作为沙特阿拉伯国家筛查计划的一部分，所有在2016-2021年期间接受乙肝和丙肝病毒婚前检查的人都被纳入了这项研究。血清学试验用于筛选HBc Ab和HBs Ag的存在。采用实时逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测抗hcv抗体和病毒RNA的存在。该研究报告了378/91000(0.42%)乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)感染的存在，这表明HBc Ab和HBs Ag的存在。同时，有208例(0.23%)暴露于HCV，其中49/91000例(0.05%)为HCV RNA阳性，159/91000例(0.17%)为HCV RNA阴性抗体阳性。结论是，在接受婚前筛查的沙特公民中，乙型肝炎病毒和乙型肝炎病毒的患病率较低。

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Microbiology and Immunology 医学-免疫学

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5.20

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3.80%

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1 months

期刊介绍： Microbiology and Immunology is published in association with Japanese Society for Bacteriology, Japanese Society for Virology, and Japanese Society for Host Defense Research. It is peer-reviewed publication that provides insight into the study of microbes and the host immune, biological and physiological responses. Fields covered by Microbiology and Immunology include:Bacteriology|Virology|Immunology|pathogenic infections in human, animals and plants|pathogenicity and virulence factors such as microbial toxins and cell-surface components|factors involved in host defense, inflammation, development of vaccines|antimicrobial agents and drug resistance of microbes|genomics and proteomics.