360580

The serological and molecular detection of Hepatitis B AND C Viruses co-infection among intravenous drug users in Egyptian patients

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Due to parenteral exposure, injection drug users are very susceptible to infection with the HIV virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the hepatitis C virus. It is commonly known that injecting drug users have a high risk of viral infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV), due to parenteral exposure. The Present study aims to evaluate the incidence of Co-infection of hepatitis B and C viruses among injection drug users. In the Present study we investigated one hundred persons which obtain drug substances aiming to evaluate the epidemiology of Co-infection with HCV and HBV among infection drug users. The present study includes serological, molecular, Hematological, and biochemical techniques. for the patients and control samples. The results indicated that the virus titer was high in the patients used Heroin and Tramadol drugs substances more than the other drug substance and the control. We concluded from this that the other drugs substances (THC and Synthetic Cannabinoids') had an antiviral effect on the virus's replication, in addition of the host immunity. The study concludes that the risk of liver and kidney damage is due to infectious hepatitis in injecting drug users. Measures should be implemented to combat the spread of drug abuse.

DOI

10.21608/ajar.2024.258516.1317

Keywords

Hepatitis, HAV, HBV

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Selim

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ِA

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University

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mohamedselim@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Shehata

MiddleName

H.

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Department of microbiology faculty of Science Al-Azhar University

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fgdtr74@yahoo.com

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First Name

Adel

Last Name

Mouse

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of microbiology faculty of Science Al-Azhar University

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adelmouse@gmail.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Mohamoud

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of microbiology faculty of Science Al-Azhar University

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emmaan1214@yaho.com

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Volume

49

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1

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48505

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2023-12-26

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2024-06-01

Page Start

108

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116

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1110-1563

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2786-0051

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/article_360580.html

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Original Article

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929

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Publication Title

Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/

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The serological and molecular detection of Hepatitis B AND C Viruses co-infection among intravenous drug users in Egyptian patients

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24 Dec 2024