Hepatitis delta virus infection in Turkey : A meta-analysis of prevalence

© 2024 The Author(s)..

Objectives: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection has been granted orphan disease status by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency owing to its rarity and relatively limited research and treatment options. Turkey is considered an endemic country for the virus. We aimed to provide a current and updated country- and region-specific HDV infection prevalence.

Methods: In this meta-analysis, we searched databases, including MEDLINE, PUBMED, EMBASE, and UlakBim (Turkish Medical Index) published between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2022. We included blood donor studies, outpatient clinic studies that comprised patients without cirrhosis, and inpatient clinical studies that comprised patients with cirrhosis. Turkey was divided into three regions: West, Central, and East Turkey.

Results: After a systematic assessment, 41 studies were included. Using a random-effects model, the estimated HDV prevalence among hepatitis B surface antigen-positive blood donors, outpatient clinic, and inpatient clinic patients were 3.37% (confidence interval [CI] 1.99-6.11), 5.05% (CI 4.00-6.23), and 29.06% (CI 10.45-51.79), respectively. The HDV prevalence among outpatient clinic patients in Western, Central, and Eastern regions were 3.38% (CI 2.47-4.44), 2.15% (CI 1.37-3.09), and 9.81% (CI 6.61-13.55), respectively.

Conclusions: East Turkey continues to have a high burden of HDV. Public health efforts, such as screening, should be targeted accordingly.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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IJID regions - 10(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 228-234

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Toy, Mehlika [VerfasserIn]
Güler, Begüm [VerfasserIn]
Somay, Kayra [VerfasserIn]
Gençdal, Genco [VerfasserIn]
Yurdaydin, Cihan [VerfasserIn]

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Delta hepatitis
Journal Article
Meta-analysis of prevalence
Orphan disease
Turkey

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Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.02.003

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NLM369343913