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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2015; 21(29): 8920-8926
Published online Aug 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8920
Published online Aug 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8920
Table 3 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection in active TB disease vs latent tuberculosis infection patients n (%)
| HBV/HCV infection | Patients | P value (Fisher’s exact test) | |
| Active | Latent | ||
| HBsAg/HCV Ab both negative | 221 (81.9) | 129 (81.1) | 0.9 |
| HBsAg or HCV Ab positive | 49 (18.1) | 30 (18.9) | |
| HCV (IgG) positive | 6 (2.2) | 1 (0.6) | 0.27 |
| Anti-HBc (IgG) positive | 43 (12.2) | 29 (17.6) | 0.59 |
| Of these: HBsAg positive | > 10 (23.2) | > 1 (3.4) | > 0.04 |
- Citation: Nooredinvand HA, Connell DW, Asgheddi M, Abdullah M, O’Donoghue M, Campbell L, Wickremasinghe MI, Lalvani A, Kon OM, Khan SA. Viral hepatitis prevalence in patients with active and latent tuberculosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(29): 8920-8926
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i29/8920.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8920