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The Effect of Co-Infection of Coronavirus with Hepatitis B

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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The present study was carried out during the period from October (2021) to April (2022). Blood samples were collected Among 25 covid-19 with HBV (17 male and 6 female), the percentage of males from the samples was 73.9%, with a mean age of 52 years. Ages range 20-79 years with covid-19 and viral hepatitis at Baghdad teaching hospital-Gastroenterology and liver hospital (in Baghdad) and Tikrit hospital. Detection of liver enzymes was tested to show the effect of co-infection in hepatocytes. ALT was 75.8 U/L which elevated twice than normal, while AST was 92.9U/L, ALP was 94.5U/L and TSB was 1.810mg. Addition to increasing these enzymes, IL-17 also increased.

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10.21608/eajbsg.2022.274006

Keywords

hepatitis B, Coronavirus, liver enzymes, Cytokine Storm

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Huda

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Ali,

MiddleName

Dakeel

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Department of Pathological Analysis, College of Applaied Science, Samaraa University.

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Iraq

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First Name

Asma

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Mahmood

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Easa

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Department of Pathological Analysis, College of Applaied Science, Samaraa University.

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Iraq

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First Name

Batol

Last Name

Dheeb

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Imran

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Department of Pathological Analyses, College of Applied science, University of Samarra

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batoolomran@yahoo.com

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Iraq

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Volume

14

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2

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35532

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2022-12-01

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2022-09-01

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2022-11-04

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185

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191

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2090-0872

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2090-0880

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, G. Microbiology

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22 Jan 2023