conclusions with our laboratory diagnostic method, it seems that there are no cases of oci in patients with aih. however, we recommend further studies with more samples and more precise laboratory method. results six males and 29 females with mean disease duration of 77.1 ± 39.5 month and mean age of 43.62 ± 12.67 years were investigated. all cases were negative for anti-hcv antibody and we cou...

β- thalassemia major is a common hemoglobinopathy in humans. in some journals, numerous studies have reported different prevalence of hepatitis c among β- thalassemia major because thalassemic patients need multiple blood transfusions and blood transfusion is a common transmission pathway for hepatitis c virus. thus this study was performed for detection of anti-hcv between β- thalassemia major...

Today, chronic viral hepatitis is considered as a public health problem in the world. Totally, 5% of the world population, especially in Asia and Africa suffer from this problem. The prevalence of acute hepatitis in America is 0.1-0.2 percent, 50% of those with hepatitis C (HCV) and 5-10% of them with hepatitis B (HCV) develop chronic hepatitis. Determining HBV and HCV genotypes is important to...

background hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is the most significant source of chronic liver diseases in the globe. about 170 million individuals are infected by hcv worldwide. the reported prevalence of hcv in different areas of khyber pakhtunkhwa (kp) ranges from 4.1 to 36%. objectives the current study aimed to analyze the true prevalence of hcv infection in khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. mat...

conclusions prevalence of hiv/hcv coinfection is considerably low in turkey. the extremely rare prevalence of idu might have a role in this low prevalence. background rate of coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) varies in different countries. this may be attributable to common transmission routes as well as social, economic, and cultural factors. objec...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the main causative agent of post-transfusion hepatitis. the virus is distributed worldwide with varying prevalence in different countries, which could easily lead to chronic infections, cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. the aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of hcv infection and its tre...

Background: Although regular frequent blood transfusion improves overall survival of multi-transfused patients like β-thalassemic ones, it carries a definite risk of infection with blood-borne viruses such as viral hepatitis. This study was done to determine seropositivity of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Human Immunedeficiency Virus (HIV) infections among β-th...

conclusions the high prevalence of hcv infection among this group implies a high rate of transmission and exposure to the risk of serious diseases. it is important that the high prevalence of hcv infection be taken into consideration to control further transmission of this infection. background hepatitis c is an infectious disease caused by blood-borne pathogen, hepatitis c virus (hcv). objecti...

conclusions hiv/hcv co-infection is an important medical problem in north-eastern poland. a history of incarceration and younger age at hiv diagnosis were additional to idu risk factors for hcv seropositivity in this cohort. patients and methods adult hiv-1 infected patients, with at least one antihcv result, treated in one of polish hiv/aids reference centers, participated in this cross-sectio...