Prevalence of HCV Infection in Thalassemic and Hemodialysis Patients in Kerman Province-Iran
| Autor: | GH Hassanshahi, M Kazemi Arababadi, ER Zarandi, M Moradi, R Vazirinegad, H Yousefi Darehdor, SE Pourhosseini, SMA Sajadi, M Arasteh |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 41-46 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-7489 2228-7507 |
| Popis: | Background and objectives: People with thalessemia and chronic renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis are prone to blood-born infections, especially hepatitis C due to the long-term transfusion. Recently, hepatitis C has been one of the main health concerns in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C and its risk factors in these groups of patients in Kerman province of Iran.Methods: HCV RNA in blood sample of 384 patients (203 hemodialysis cases and 181 thalassemia cases) was evaluated. Results: One hundred thirty (130) out of 384 were infected by HCV. Infected male was predominant (83%). Conclusions: It seems that the frequency of hepatitis C infection in Kerman is higher than the other provinces of Iran. Therefore more attention should be paid to screen of blood before transfusing for these group of patients. |
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