Incidence of Elevated Aminotransferases Levels among Patients Presenting with Hepatitis Syndrome in the Northwest Region of Cameroon by Lem Edith Abongwa*, Nantia Akono, Abea Princewill Elo and Christian Vershiyi in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Hepatitis B (HB) and Hepatitis C (HC) are a leading cause of
liver enzyme elevations in patients. This study aimed to estimate the
prevalence of LEE among patients with hepatitis syndrome. This study enrolled
192 participants presenting with signs and symptoms of hepatitis in the
Northwest Region of Cameroon from August 2015 to May 2016. Venous blood samples
were collected for the diagnosis of HBV and HCV. Enzymatic measurement of ALT
and AST was done using a biochemical analyzer ALT and AST were categorised
using standardized toxicity grade on upper limit of normal. The age ranged of
the patients was 2-98years with a mean age of 41.42(±18.04). Of the 192
patients 97(50.5%), HBV and HCV prevalences were 100(52.1%) and 0(0.0%)
respectively.
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