THE ELEVATION OF LIVER ENZYMES DUE TO HEPATITIS B VACCINE
Yusuf Önlen 1 * , Lütfü Savaş 2, Burçin Özer 3, Nur Efe İris 3
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1 Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hatay, Turkey2 Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Hatay, Turkey3 Okmeydanı Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus infection described as the second carcinogen factor after smoking by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a global public health problem (1). It was reported that 15-40% of HBV infected patients would develop cirrhosis, liver failure, or hepatocellular carcinoma and 500 000 to 1.2 million people die of HBV infection annually (2). Because of the high HBV-related morbidity and mortality, the global disease burden of HB is substantial. Hepatitis B viral infection is a preventable disease. Three main strategies have been approved to be effective in preventing HBV infection. They are behavior modification, passive immunoprophylaxis, and active immunization. The implementation of mass HBV immunization program is recommended by the WHO since 1991 (3).

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Article Type: Brief Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2006, 197-200

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82411

Publication date: 15 Oct 2006

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