Blood transfusion and C type hepatitis.

The Urgency to Mitigate the Spread of Hepatitis C in Pakistan Through Blood Transfusion Reform

Blood transfusions are contributing to a higher rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Pakistan. Half of all blood transfusions in Pakistan are not screened for hepatitis C, hepatitis B or HIV. Family members donate blood that is likely not tested due to social stigma attached to HCV. Paid donations are also quite common in the country, especially by people who inject drugs (PWID), which increases ...

Prevalence of hepatitis C resulted from blood transfusion in major thalassemia patients in Semnan, Damghan and Garmsar (2002)

Introduction: Hepatitis C is one of the most important liver diseases in the world. The most common cause of hepatitis is blood transfusion. Children with thalassemia who receive frequent blood transfusions are at high risk  of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Thus their diagnosis and treatment on them causes reduction of next consequences. Methods: In this descriptive study all the pat...

Prevalence of Hepatitis C (Anti-HCV) Antibody and the ways of Blood Transfusion in Addicts Residing in Qasr Prison

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Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in blood donors

Abstract: Genotyping of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is important for designing therapeutic strategies and regional specific diagnostic assays. The aim of this study was to identify the HCV genotypes in HCV infected blood donors. This is the first report on HCV genotypes in blood donors in Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 103 blood donors with hepatitis C were investigated for HCV genotype...

Safe Blood Transfusion: Screening for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infections in Potential Blood Donors in Rural Southeast Asia