Published In
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 29 · Issue 2
Pages: 177-182
History
Published Online: March 15, 2018
Copyright © 2018 Zehra Karacaer, Selma Tosun, Ayşe Batırel, Suzan Şahin, İrem Altaş, Serhat Uysal, Serpil Erol, Nurgül Ceran, Ayşe Albayrak, İlknur Esen Yıldız, Uğur Kostakoğlu, Fatma Kaçar, Nuretdin Kuzhan, Ayten Kadanalı, Gül Karagöz, Ercan Yenilmez, Derya Bayırlı Turan, Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım, Funda Koçak, Rıza Aytaç Çetinkaya, Mehmet Parlak, Özlem Aydın, Pınar Ergen, Gül Durmuş, Türkkan Öztürk Kaygusuz, Özgur Dağlı, Canan Demir, Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ
Zehra Karacaer
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Tosun
Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
Ayşe Batırel
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Suzan Şahin
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
İrem Altaş
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Serhat Uysal
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Serpil Erol
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Nurgül Ceran
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Ayşe Albayrak
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
İlknur Esen Yıldız
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Rize University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
Uğur Kostakoğlu
KTÜ Tıp Fakültesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon
Fatma Kaçar
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
Nuretdin Kuzhan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sütçü İmam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Ayten Kadanalı
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Gül Karagöz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
Ercan Yenilmez
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Derya Bayırlı Turan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ordu University School of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey
Funda Koçak
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başakşehir State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Rıza Aytaç Çetinkaya
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Parlak
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine, Van
Özlem Aydın
Depatment of Pathology, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin
Pınar Ergen
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Gül Durmuş
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Türkkan Öztürk Kaygusuz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
Özgur Dağlı
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Canan Demir
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Karacaer, Z., Tosun, S., Batırel, A., Şahin, S., Altaş, İrem, Uysal, S., … Yılmaz Karadağ, F. (2018). Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 29(2), 177–182. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2018.17431
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Abstract Background/Aims: The present study aimed to determine the changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis in recent years in an adult Turkish population. Materials and Methods: Overall, 852 patients with acute viral hepatitis from 17 centers were included in this study. Their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical courses, treatments, and laboratory findings were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The most commonly found microorganisms were the hepatitis B virus (55.2%) and hepatitis A virus (37.6%), and the types of acute viral hepatitis differed significantly according to the age group (p≤0.001). The most frequently reported symptom was fatigue (73.7%), and the most common complications were cholecystitis (0.4%) and fulminant hepatitis (0.4%). The median hospital stay was 9 days (range 1-373). In total, 40.8% patients with acute hepatitis B virus developed immunity. Conclusion: In Turkey, there are significantly large adolescent and adult populations susceptible to acute viral hepatitis. Therefore, larger vaccination programs covering these age groups should be implemented. Cite this article as: Karacaer Z, Tosun S, Batırel A, et al. Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 177-82.
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Published In
Journal
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue
Volume 29 · Issue 2
Pages
177-182
History
Published Online
March 15, 2018
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2018 Zehra Karacaer, Selma Tosun, Ayşe Batırel, Suzan Şahin, İrem Altaş, Serhat Uysal, Serpil Erol, Nurgül Ceran, Ayşe Albayrak, İlknur Esen Yıldız, Uğur Kostakoğlu, Fatma Kaçar, Nuretdin Kuzhan, Ayten Kadanalı, Gül Karagöz, Ercan Yenilmez, Derya Bayırlı Turan, Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım, Funda Koçak, Rıza Aytaç Çetinkaya, Mehmet Parlak, Özlem Aydın, Pınar Ergen, Gül Durmuş, Türkkan Öztürk Kaygusuz, Özgur Dağlı, Canan Demir, Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ
Affiliations
Zehra Karacaer
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Selma Tosun
Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, Istanbul, Turkey; Viral Hepatitis Society, Ankara, Turkey
Ayşe Batırel
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Suzan Şahin
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
İrem Altaş
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Serhat Uysal
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Serpil Erol
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Nurgül Ceran
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Ayşe Albayrak
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Atatürk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
İlknur Esen Yıldız
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Rize University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
Uğur Kostakoğlu
KTÜ Tıp Fakültesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon
Fatma Kaçar
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
Nuretdin Kuzhan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sütçü İmam University School of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Ayten Kadanalı
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Gül Karagöz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
Ercan Yenilmez
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Derya Bayırlı Turan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ordu University School of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey
Funda Koçak
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Başakşehir State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa Sultan Abdulhamid Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Parlak
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine, Van
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Depatment of Pathology, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin
Pınar Ergen
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Gül Durmuş
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Türkkan Öztürk Kaygusuz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Cite this Article
Karacaer, Z., Tosun, S., Batırel, A., Şahin, S., Altaş, İrem, Uysal, S., … Yılmaz Karadağ, F. (2018). Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 29(2), 177–182. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2018.17431
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