Title of article
Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus specific antibodies among Iraqi children with thalassaemia
Author/Authors
Al-Kubaisy, W.A. Al-Nahrain University - College of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine, Iraq , Al-Naib, K.T. Al-Nahrain University - College of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine, Iraq , Habib, M. Al-Nahrain University - College of Medicine - Department of Microbiology, Iraq
From page
204
To page
210
Abstract
The seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) specific antibodies and HCV genotypes distribution were studied among 559 Iraqi children with thalassaemia in receipt of repeated blood transfusions. HCV-specific antibodies were detected in 376 (67.3%) serum samples using third-gen- eration enzyme immunoassay and confirmatory immunoblot assays. Of 78 randomly selected sera, 48 (61.5%) were HCV-RNA positive. HCV genotypes 1a, 1b, 4 and mixed 1b and 4 were demonstrated in 13 (27.1%), 11 (22.9%), 17 (35.4%) and 7 (14.6%) sera respectively. Strict measures for the controlling the spread of HCV are needed by introducing advanced techniques for blood donor screening.
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Record number
2637758
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