Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Co-infections among Antenatal Women in a Tertiary care Hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India
| Autor: | Kiran Yadav, Preeti Verma, Prakash Kumar Mishra, Suresh Kumar Yadav, Sanjeev Kumar Tripathi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 435-440 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0973-7510 2581-690X |
| DOI: | 10.22207/JPAM.16.1.40 |
| Popis: | Sexually transmitted infections (STI) associated with pregnancy poses a great threat to fetal well being due to vertical transmission. This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, HIV and syphilis infection in pregnant women. This retrospective study was conducted in Microbiology department over a period of one year from December 2018 to December 2019 at a tertiary care teaching hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India. In this study, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibodies against hepatitis C virus, HIV and syphilis infection were detected in antenatal women. Total 4037 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic were enrolled in this study. The seroprevalence of HBV was 1.34% (54/4037), HCV was 0.52% (21/4037), syphilis was 0.07% (3/4037), and HIV was 0.12% (5/4037). Only one patient had coinfection of HBV and HCV. Regular antenatal screening of all pregnant females for various infections should be done for proper and timely intervention. |
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