Seyed Moayed Alavian

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What do you think about controlling HBV in Iran by the Ministry of Health? Do you think we can add other strategies for better control or not?

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26 September 2013 3,296 21 View

Is there any relationship between the age and gender and the severity of steatohepatitis?

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a common clinic-pathological entity with a worldwide distribution. The disease is often indolent, but 15%-20% of patients may progress to fibrosis and 7%-17% may...

04 September 2013 1,736 11 View

What do you think regarding HBV vaccination in patients with HBs Ag negative, Anti-HBc Ab positive and Anti HBs Ab negative?

Do you consider them as occult HBV or not? Do you check the HBV DNA Vial Load before any decision?

01 September 2013 916 9 View

What is the role of early diagnosis and treatment of HCV infection in hemodialysis patients in prevention of infection in dialysis centers?

It is very important to have a surveillance system for early diagnosis of HCV infection in dialysis centers and for control of it we should attend to some strategies, such as: 1. Less transfusion,...

31 August 2013 6,373 3 View

What is the best adjuvant for adding to HBV vaccination in hemodialysis patients for higher efficacy?

Nosocomial transmission of HBV infection is important issue in dialysis centers. Unfortunately this high risk group responds less than others to HBV vaccination and The highest risk among patients...

30 August 2013 5,289 2 View

What is our clinical decision in occult HBV infection in hemodialysis patients? Do you dedicate the machines? Do you treat them as chronic HBV or not?

Currently available evidence suggests a relatively high prevalence of occult HBV (OHB) in hemodialysis patients. Conventional serologic testing used in most hemodialysis centers is not able to...

29 August 2013 9,145 20 View

Is it mandatory to isolate the HDV/HBV co-infected patients on hemodialysis from mono-infected HBV cases or not?

Periodic testing for HDV infection by anti-HDV antibody in HBsAg positive carriers on chronic hemodialysis treatment is recommendable. Reduction of HBV infection in HD patients would be the best...

27 August 2013 1,747 1 View

Is it possible to differentiate the acute HCV infection from chronic ones without RT PCR?

Differentiation of acute from chronic hepatitis C is important for clinicians for any decision.

20 August 2013 4,662 4 View

The role of Ribavirin in therapy of HCV infection in thalassemia patients?

The standard therapy of HCV infection is combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin, unfortunately due to risk of anemia, ribavirin has not approved in therapy. However by using ribavirin...

10 August 2013 2,847 18 View

What can be done to better control HCV infection in Pakistan?

The prevalence of HCV infection is very common in Pakistan and may be the highest in the region.

02 June 2013 741 2 View