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Complications of HBV, HCV and HIV Infections in Patients with Coolyze Anemia in Baghdad | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Cancer and Medical Genetics | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-63 | ||
| Authors | ||
| lieth H. Alwan; Rasha A. hussien; Hayder A. Hasoon; Shallal M. Hussien; Saja J. Al-Khalidi; Rushdi S. Fadhil | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was carried out to evaluate some virological parameters: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBS Ag), Anti-hepatitis C virus antibody (Anti-HCV Ab.) and Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) in β-Thalassemia . Those were analyzed in the period from first of October 2010 to May 2011. The study included: 200 patients with β-Thalassemia referred to the Ibn-AlBalady hospital center and Al-Karamh Hospital Center ,100 patients from each center and 50 cases of children infected with other mild diseases as a control for β- Thalassemia group from those attending the General Pediatric Hospital). Most of Thalasseamic patients were distributed between (2–35) years of age .In this study we found that the Enzyme linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) test showed that 2.5% of Thalassemia patients were infected with hepatitis B , 21% of them had hepatitis C virus infection . On the other side the patients showed negative results for HIV . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| HBV; thalassemia; Anti HCV Ab | ||
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