Viral superinfection in previously unrecognized chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus with superimposed acute fulminant versus nonfulminant hepatitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 235-237

  Chu, Chia Ming ^a,b   Yeh, Chau Ting ^b   Liaw, Yun Fan ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS CARRIER;

DELTA VIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 0032930345     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.235-237.1999     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Bal, V., S. N. Amin, S. Rath, S. A. Kamat, A. J. Zuekerman, S. N. Marathe, and R. S. Kamat. 1987. Virological markers and antibody responses in fulminant viral hepatitis. J. Med. Virol. 23:75-82.
2. Chu, C. M., I. S. Sheen, and Y. F. Liaw. 1988. The etiology of acute hepatitis in Taiwan: acute hepatitis superimposed upon HBsAg carrier state as the main etiology of acute hepatitis in areas with high HBsAg carrier rate. Infection 16:233-237.
3. Chu, C. M., I. S. Sheen, and Y. F. Liaw. 1994. The role of hepatitis C virus infection in fulminant viral hepatitis in an area with endemic hepatitis A and B. Gastroenterology 107:189-195.
4. Chu, C. M., Y. F. Liaw, C. C. Pao, and M. J. Huang. 1989. The etiology of acute hepatitis superimposed upon previously unrecognized asymptomatic HBsAg carrier. Hepatology 9:452-456.
5. Chu, C. M., P. Karayannis, M. J. F. Fowler, J. Monjardino, Y. F. Liaw, and H. C. Thomas. 1985. Natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Taiwan: studies of hepatitis B virus DNA in Serum. Hepatology 5:431-4.
6. Decker, R. H., S. M. Kosakowski, A. S. Vanderbilt, C. M. Liang, and R. Chairez. 1981. Diagnosis of acute hepatitis A by HAVAB-M, a direct radio-immunoassay for IgM anti-HAV. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 76:140-147.
7. Feray, C., M. Gigou, D. Samuel, G. Reyes, J. Bernuau, M. Reynes, H. Bismuth, and C. Brechot. 1993. Hepatitis C virus RNA and hepatitis B virus DNA in serum and liver of patients with fulminant hepatitis. Gastroenterology 104:549-555.
8. Goldsmith, R., P. O. Yargough, G. R. Reyes, K. E. Fry, K. A. Gabor, M. Kamel, S. Zakaria, S. Amer, and Y. Gaffar. 1992. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of acute sporadic hepatitis E in Egyptian children. Lancet 339:328-331.
9. Govindarajan, S., K. P. Chin, A. G. Redeker, and R. L. Peters. 1984. Fulminant B virus hepatitis: role of delta agent. Gastroenterology 86:1417-1420.
10. Hoofnagle, J. H. 1983. Serodiagnosis of acute viral hepatitis. Hepatology 3:267-268.
11. Hoofnagle, J. H. 1989. Type D (delta) hepatitis. JAMA 261:1321-1325.
12. Hosien, B., C. T. Fang, M. A. Poporsky, J. Ye, M. Zhang, and C. Y. Wang. 1991. Improved serodiagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection with synthetic peptide antigen from capsid protein. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:3647-3651.
13. Hsieh, S. Y., P. Y. Yang, H. C. Chen, and Y. F. Liaw. 1997. Cloning and characterization of the extreme 5′-terminal sequences of the RNA genomes of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:3206-3210.
14. Hsieh, S. Y., P. Y. Yang, Y. P. Ho, C. M. Chu, and Y. F. Liaw. 1998. Identification of a novel strain of hepatitis E virus responsible for sporadic acute hepatitis in Taiwan. J. Med. Virol. 55:300-304.
15. Liaw, Y. F., C. C. Pao, and C. M. Chu. 1988. Changes of serum HBV-DNA in relation to serum transaminase level during acute exacerbation in patients with chronic type B hepatitis. Liver 8:231-235.
16. Liaw, Y. F., K. W. Chiu, C. M. Chu, I. S. Sheen, and M. J. Huang. 1990. Heterosexual transmission of hepatitis delta virus in the general population of an endemic area of hepatitis B virus infection: a prospective study. J. Infect. Dis. 162:1170-1172.
17. Nolte, F. S., C. Thurmond, and M. W. Fried. 1995. Preclinical evaluation of AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus test for detection of hepatitis C virus RNA. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33:1775-1778.
18. Ohkawa, K., N. Hayashi, N. Yuki, H. Hagiwara, M. Kato, K. Yamanoto, H. Eguchi, H. Fusamoto, M. Masuzawa, and T. Kamaka. 1994. Hepatitis C virus antibody and hepatitis C virus replication in chronic hepatitis B patients. J. Hepatol. 21:509-514.
19. Papaevangelou, G., N. Tassopoulos, A. Roumeliotou-Karayannis, and C. Richardson. 1984. Etiology of fulminant viral hepatitis in Greece. Hepatology 4:369-372.
20. Rizzetto, M., J. W. K. Shih, and J. L. Gerin. 1980. The hepatitis B virus associated delta antigen (8): isolation from liver, development of solid phase radioimmunoassay for delta and anti-delta and partial characterization of delta. J. Immunol. 125:318-324.
21. Saracco, G., S. Macagno, F. Caredda, S. Antinori, and M. Rizzetto. 1988. Serological markers with fulminant hepatitis in persons positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. A worldwide epidemiologic and clinical survey. Ann. Intern. Med. 108:380-383.
22. Shattock, A. G., M. Morris, K. Kinnane, and C. Fagan. 1989. The serology of delta hepatitis and the detection of IgM anti-HD by EIA using serum derived delta antigen. J. Virol. Methods 23:233-240.
23. Shattock, A. G., and M. Morris. 1991. Evaluation of commercial enzyme immunoassays for detection of hepatitis delta antigen and anti-hepatitis delta virus (HDV) and immunoglobulin M anti-HDV antibodies. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:1873-1876.
24. Sheen, I. S., Y. F. Liaw, D. Y. Lin, and C. M. Chu. 1994. Role of hepatitis C and D viruses in the termination of chronic HBsAg carrier state: a multivariate analysis in a longitudinal follow-up study. J. Infect. Dis. 170:358-361.
25. Silva, A. E., B. Hosein, R. W. Boyle, C. T. Fang, M. Shindo, J. G. Waggoner, J. H. Hoofnagle, and A. M. Di Bisceglie. 1994. Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C: comparison of immunoassays and the polymerase chain reaction. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 89:493-496.
26. Smedile, A., P. Farci, G. Verme, F. Caredda, A. Cargnel, N. Caporaso, P. Dentico, C. Trepo, P. Opolon, A. Gimson, D. Vergani, and R. Williams. 1982. Influence of delta infection on severity of hepatitis B. Lancet ii:945-947.
27. Sung, J. L., D. S. Chen, M. Y. Lai, J. Y. Yu, T. H. Wang, C. Y. Wang, C. Y. Lee, S. H. Chen, and T. M. Ko. 1984. Epidemiological study on hepatitis B virus infection in Taiwan. Chin. J. Gastroenterol. 1:1-9.
28. Tandon, B. N., H. Gupta, M. Irshda, Y. F. Joshi, and T. C. Chawla. 1987. Associated infection with non-A. non-B virus as a possible cause of liver failure in indian HBV carriers. Lancet ii:750-751.
29. Tassopoulos, N. C., G. J. Papaevangelou, A. Roumeliotou-Karayannis, A. Smedile, R. Engle, J. R. Ticehurst, S. M. Feinstone, and R. H. Purcell. 1986. Fulminant hepatitis in asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen carriers in Greece. J. Med. Virol. 20:371-379.
30. Wright, T. L., D. Mamish, C. Combs, M. Kim, E. Donegan, L. Ferrell, J. Lake, J. Roberts, and N. L. Ascher. 1992. Hepatitis B virus and apparent fulminant non-A, non-B hepatitis. Lancet 339:952-955.
31. Wu, J. S., C. H. Chen, Y. H. Chiang, Y. C. Lee, M. H. Lee, Y. C. Ko, and H. T. Hu. 1980. Hepatitis A virus infection in Taiwan. J. Formos. Med. Assoc. 79:694-699.