Viral hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice in pregnant women, although pregnant women do not appear to be at increased risk of acquring hepatitis compared with the general population. Fifty eight women with acute icteric hepatitis during pregnancy were followed for evidence of their pregnancy and viral transmission to their infants. Twenty six cases had the anset of illness in the fir…
Cursil is a phytopharmacal drug contains; 10 mg Curcuminoid from Curcuma domestica extraxtum sicc, 20 mg oleum xanthorrhizae from Curcuma xanthorrhiza extractum sicc. and 35 mg Silymarin from Silybium marianum extractum sicc., have been shown to exhibit significant anti-hepatotoxic actions and improved the liver function significant anti-hepatotoxic actions and improved the liver fuction tested…
A new rapid-test, sandwich immunochromatography assay technique has been recently introduced for the routine, rapid, qualitative detection of the resence hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAG). To evaluate the sensitivity of rapid test, we studied 39 sera positive and one sera negative for HBsAg with conventional ELISA method. The study found that the minimal detectable level of HBsAg with rapid t…
Hepatitis B and C are endemic in Indonesia. They could become chronic diseases and some of them could become liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. In order to detect tranfusion-borne diseases in donors' blood, Bandung Indonesian Red Cross has conducted screening test of HBsAg on every bag of blood received, besides the examination of VDRL and anti-HIV, but anti-HCV has only been examined…