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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in people with haemophilia in South Africa

Open Access
|Jun 2025

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Figure 1.

Diagram outlining participant recruitment
HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen
Anti-HBc: Anti-hepatitis B core antibodies
Anti-HBs: Anti-hepatitis B surface antibodies
Diagram outlining participant recruitment HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen Anti-HBc: Anti-hepatitis B core antibodies Anti-HBs: Anti-hepatitis B surface antibodies

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

CHARACTERISTICSNUMBER (%)
Median age (years)29
Born before 1991 (N)18
Haemophilia type
Haemophilia A59 (89.4%)
Haemophilia B7 (10.6%)
Haemophilia severity
Mild2 (3.03%)
Severe64 (96.9%)
Inhibitor status
Positive10 (15.1%)
Negative56 (84.8%)
Haemophilia Centre
SBAH23 (34.9%)
DGMAH7 (10.6%)
CMJAH36 (54.6%)

Serology results of study participants

SEROMARKERSPOSITIVE/NEGATIVENUMBER (%)

HIVPositive5 (7.6%)
Negative61 (95.3%)

Anti-HCV IgGPositive0
Negative66 (100%)

Anti-HBc totalPositive5 (7.6%)
Negative61 (95.3%)

Anti-HBsPositive56 (84.8%)
Negative10 (15.1%)
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 70
Published on: Jun 10, 2025
Published by: Haemnet Ltd
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2025 O Kgotleng, N Msomi, LD Mthethwa, J Potgieter, JN Mahlangu, M Karodia, NL Ntabeni, published by Haemnet Ltd
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