Hepatitis C infection in risk groups

Hepatitis C infection in risk groups.

Hepatitis C infection is important global health problem with wide spectrum of health, social and economic consequences. The goal of this research was to estimate prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in risk groups, and to determine association hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and risk factors. Research included 4627 subjects divided in two groups. Test group included 2627 subjects divide...

epidemiology of chronic hepatitis c virus infection in high risk groups

[Risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection].

In order to clarify the risk factors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, past medical histories, family histories of liver disease, and lifestyle factors (smoking and drinking habits) were compared between anti-HCV positive cases and anti-HCV negative controls. Studies were 433 anti-HCV positive cases and 298 negative controls, all of whom were out-patients with chronic hepatitis or liver cir...

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...

CTLA-4 Gene Haplotypes and the Risk of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection; a Case Control Study

Background: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasing worldwide. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) may play a role in the intensity of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between genetic variants of the CTLA-4 and HCV infection. Methods: Restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (RFLP-PCR) was ...