Aetiology of viral hepatitis among jaundiced patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis continues to play significant role in causing morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from the few population based studies available, not many have investigated the burden of these viruses in jaundiced patients. Among the few studies, hepatitis E is the least...

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Main Authors: Michael Owusu, Joseph Kofi Bonney, Augustina Angelina Annan, Gifty Mawuli, Kennedy Okyere, Mohamed Mutocheluh, Juliana Aryeequaye, Nicholas Kwabena Adjei, Mary Afihene, Kathryn Spangenberg, Justice Sylverken, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Christian Drosten, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6135398?pdf=render