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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C AMONG PATIENTS WITH ΒTHALASEMIA IN DIYALA- IRAQ | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 113-120 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Tareef Fadhil Raham; Salwa S. Abdul Wahed; Hadeer N. Alhaddad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hepatitis C infection is a worldwide problem, specialy in polytransfused patients including those with Thalassemia. There is evidence that prevalence of HCV among thalassemic patients is high in Iraq ,but figures are conflicting . Prevalence and age distribution among such patients in Diayla governorate is unknown. Objective: The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of hepatitis C among patients with thalassemia in Diyala Governorate / Iraq and relation to some individual factors among these patients . Patients and methods: 110 thalassemic patients tested for anti hepatitis C Ab using third generation Elisza test and confirmatory immunoblot assays. Results : The prevalence of hepatitis C is 26.4%. Significant associations were found with male gender and young age group. Non significant relation was found with No. of transfusions per last year and with splenectomy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Thalassemia; Hepatitis C virus; Antihepatitis C antibody; Splenectomy | ||
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