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Prevelance of hepatitis C Viral Infections among Thalassaemic Patients in Thi -Qar Governorate | ||
| Thi-Qar Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 114-120 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali Jerin Al-Jabrri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A prospective study was conducted on 305 patients with Thalassemia who were attending to the center of inherited blood diseases in Nassiryia city from the penod of 1 / 7 / 1997 to 30/9/2009 . Elisa test was used to study the prove lance of hepatitis C Viral infections among Thalassaemic children . Anti-HCV antibodies were detected in 72 ( 23.6 % ) patients , 47(65%)males and 25(35%)females. The frequency of cases was correlated with increasing age. There was a positive correlation between frequency of blood Transfusion / year and the increased incidence of infection with HCV . Splenectomy was done in 80 ( 26.2 % ) patients 28 ( 3S % ) of them had positive anti-HCV antibodies in their sera . We concluded that our Thalassemic patients are exposed to HCV infection. Careful, regular screening of blood unit for HCV should be established . | ||
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