The impact of COVID-19 on hepatitis B and C virus prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in Bangladesh compared with Japan and the global perspective.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of COVID-19 on hepatitis-related services in Bangladesh and compared the situation with same study conducted in Japan and globally.

Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional questionnaire survey among the clinicians of four societies associated with liver disease in Bangladesh from October to December 2022. The questionnaire included the same questions as a survey conducted in Japan and globally.

High Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections Among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Growing Concern for the Refugees and the Host Communities.

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Prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Bangladesh.

Background And Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a significant cause of hepatic dysfunction and liver-related mortality. As there is a lack of population-based prevalence data in a representative sample of general population, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of NAFLD in Bangladesh.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted both in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh from December 2015 to January 2017.

Justification of Galston's liberal pluralism.

Liberal multicultural theories developed in late twenty-first century aims to ensure the rights of the minorities, social justice and harmony in liberal societies. Will Kymlicka is the leading philosopher in this field. He advocates minority rights, their autonomy and the way minority groups can be accommodated in a liberal society with their distinct cultural identity.

Sensitive chemiluminescence detection of prion protein on a membrane by using a peroxidase-labeled dextran probe.

We synthesized dextran-based macromolecular probes carrying multiple molecules of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as a signal-trigger enzyme and of biotin as an assembly mediator without losing the enzymatic activity. Multiple attachments of HRP and biotin to the dextran backbone were readily accomplished after the formation of aldehyde groups into the dextran macromolecule by periodate oxidation. The synthesized macromolecular probe was successfully used for sensitive chemiluminescence (CL)-imaging detection of mouse recombinant prion protein on a nylon membrane.

Natural course of fulminant hepatic failure: the scenario in Bangladesh and the differences from the west.

Background/aim: Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a devastating complication of acute viral hepatitis, leading to death in most cases. The etiology and predictors of outcome differ according to the geographical region. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the etiology, complications, and outcome of FHF in Bangladesh.

Pretreatment and on-treatment predictors of viral breakthrough in lamivudine therapy for chronic hepatitis B.

Purpose: There are remarkable advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in the last few years. Unfortunately, prolonged antiviral treatment is associated with increasing risk of drug resistance/viral breakthrough (VBT), which may lead to flare-up and rapid decompensation. We have designed this study to predict the pretreatment and on-treatment factors responsible for development of VBT.