Transfusion-transmitted virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Arar, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, predictors and genotyping

transfusion transmitted virus (ttv) infection in thalassemic patients

ttv was first isolated from the serum of a japanese patient with post transfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology in 1977. ttv has been visualized by electron microscopy and was found to be an unenveloped, small, spherical particle with a diameter of 30-32 nm, and is a member of family related to circovridae family. the exact role of ttv in the pathogenesis of liver disease is yet to be establish...

Presence and significance of transfusion-transmitted virus infection in Iranian patients on maintenance hemodialysis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV), a recently discovered DNA virus, was first identified in patients with non-A to -G hepatitis following blood transfusion. Transmission is generally via the parenteral route but recent data suggest that TTV can also be transmitted by the fecal-oral route. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2005 and included 324 ...

Selection Bias in reporting the prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infection Diseases in Iranian Hemophiliacs

Prevalence of HIV-infection in Saudi Arabia

Results Between 1984 and 2001, it was found that 1285 HIVpositive cases were Saudis averaging 76 new cases per year. The reported HIV-positive person at the end of 2004 was 2005 cases. The rate of annual incidence of HIV-infection in Saudis was ranging 229-505 cases per year on 2001 2009. Between 2001 and 2009 the mean annual incidence of HIV-infection in Saudis was 342 cases per year. The last...

Prevalence, risk factors and character of abdominal hernia in Arar City, Northern Saudi Arabia in 2017

BACKGROUND Abdominal wall hernias are a very common surgical condition affecting all ages and both sexes. The main risk factors of hernias include pregnancy, weight lifting, constipation, and weight gain. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of abdominal hernias, their causes, treatment and complications among both sexes of the Arar population (Saud...