Which nonhepatology departments are in urgent need of measures for treating patients positive for hepatitis virus?

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  • Hirota Kenichi
    Department of Medical Information Planning, Sapporo Medical University Hospital
  • Inoue Takako
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya City University Hospital
  • Ogawa Koji
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital
  • Arao Yoshihisa
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
  • Endo Mizuki
    Department of Gastroenterology, Oita University Hospital
  • Ikegami Tadashi
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center
  • Tojima Hiroki
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Suetsugu Atsushi
    Department of Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine, Gifu University Hospital
  • Kakizaki Satoru
    Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center
  • Setoyama Hiroko
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kumamoto University Hospital
  • Enomoto Masaru
    Department of Hepatology, Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital
  • Korenaga Masaaki
    Hepatitis Information Center, Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

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  • 肝炎ウイルス陽性者対策が急がれる非肝臓専門科は？
  • カンエンウイルス ヨウセイシャ タイサク ガ イソガレル ヒカンゾウ センモンカ ワ?

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Abstract

<p>In eight regional core centers for liver disease management, we evaluated the status of HBs antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV) testing from 2016 to 2020. Among nonhepatology departments, ophthalmology had the highest number of HBsAg and anti-HCV tests, followed by obstetrics and gynecology, and orthopedics. The highest positive rates of HBsAg were in orthopedics (1.27%), gastroenterological surgery (1.23%), and ophthalmology (1.04%), and those of anti-HCV were in gastroenterological surgery (2.71%), orthopedics (2.57%), and ophthalmology (2.51%). Thus, ophthalmology and orthopedics obtained the highest number of tests and positive rates, with no rate decrease over time. While the Japan Ophthalmologists Association has already commercialized measures against hepatitis, similar measures are needed urgently in orthopedics.</p>

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  • Kanzo

    Kanzo 64 (11), 587-589, 2023-11-01

    The Japan Society of Hepatology

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