The Value of Indirect Biomarkers in the Monitoring of Hepatitis C Virus Infection at the Mogadishu Hospital, Somalia

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 158 - 164, 31.08.2022

Öznur Sarı

https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1100914

Abstract

Aim: We aimed to investigate the value of Class II fibrosis markers as predictors of liver disease
progress, and changes in platelet parameters in the laboratory tests of patients with Hepatitis C virus
infection [anti-HCV (+)]admitted to the Somalia Mogadishu Hospital.
Material and Methods: All patients older than 18 years old, who were examined in our hospital’s
were included in the study. Accompanied by CBC and biochemical measurement results from patients,
indirect liver fibrosis (Class II) markers AAR (AST/ALT ratio), APRI (AST/Plt ratio index) and FIB-4
index (Age (year) x AST (U/L) / [Platelet count (109 / L)] x (ALT) 1/2 (U / L)], MPV/Platelet ratio, APRI =
[(person AST/AST reference upper limit) x Platelet (103 /ml) x 100] were calculated.
Results: A total of 2,887 patients, 1,605 (55.6%) male and 1,282 (44.4%) female, with a median age
of 51 (32-67) years, were included in our study. The anti-HCV positivity rate was found to be 1.5 times
higher in men than women.APRI, MPV / Plt R and RPR levels, indirect markers of liver damage, were
found to be higher in patients with anti-HCV (+) than those in the control group (p<0.001).The median
FIB-4 value of anti HCV (+) patients was found to be 1.94 (0.07-297.41).
Conclusion: We think that APRI, MPR, the MPV/Plt ratio and FIB-4 biomarkers in particularare useful
tests in indicating fibrosis and in predicting its severity in patients with anti-HCV (+) in the Sub-Saharan
Africa region.

Keywords

Anti-HCV, MPV/Plt ratio, AAR, APRI, FIB-4

Somali Mogadişu Hastanesinde Hepatit C Virüsü Enfeksiyonunun İzlenmesinde Dolaylı Biyobelirteçlerin Değeri

Abstract

Amaç: Somali Mogadişu Hastanesi’ne başvuran Hepatit C virüsü enfeksiyonu [anti-HCV (+)]
olan hastaların laboratuvar testlerinde, karaciğer hastalığının ilerlemesini öngören Sınıf II fibrozis
belirteçlerinin değerini ve trombosit parametrelerindeki değişiklikleri araştırmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Hastanemizde muayene edilen 18 yaş üstü tüm hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi.
CBC ve hastalardan alınan biyokimyasal ölçüm sonuçları eşliğinde, dolaylı karaciğer fibrozu (Sınıf II)
belirteçleri AAR (AST/ALT oranı), APRI (AST/Plt oran indeksi) ve FIB-4 indeksi (Yaş (yıl) x AST (U/L) )
/ [Platelet sayısı (109 / L)] x (ALT) 1/2 (U / L)], MPV/Platelet oranı, APRI = [(kişi AST/AST referans üst
limiti) x Trombosit (103 /ml) x 100] hesaplandı.
Bulgular: Çalışmamıza medyan yaşı 51 (32-67) yıl olan 1.605 (%55.6) erkek ve 1.282 (%44.4) kadın
olmak üzere toplam 2.887 hasta dahil edildi. Erkeklerde anti-HCV pozitiflik oranı kadınlara göre 1,5 kat
daha yüksek bulundu. Karaciğer hasarının dolaylı belirteçleri olan APRI, MPV / Plt R ve RPR düzeyleri,
anti-HCV (+) olan hastalarda kontrol grubuna göre daha yüksek bulundu (p<0,001). Anti HCV (+) hastaların
medyan FIB-4 değeri 1,94 (0,07-297.41) olarak bulundu. Sonuç: Özellikle APRI, MPR, MPV/Plt oranı ve FIB-4 biyobelirteçlerinin Sahra Altı Afrika bölgesinde anti-HCV (+) olan hastalarda fibrozisi
göstermede ve şiddetini tahmin etmede faydalı testler olduğunu düşünüyoruz.

Keywords

Anti-HCV, MPV/Plt oranı, APRI, FIB-4

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