Background Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is considered a risk factor for progression of liver disease in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This disease progression is reported to be more significant in those with concomitant HIV infection. We aimed to determine the prevalence rate of OBI in a sample of HIV-positive patients. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six HIV-infected pati...

background: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the major cause of post-transfusion hepatitis infection (pth). patients with thalassemia major are at high risk of hepatitis c due to the blood transfusion from donors infected by hcv. the aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of anti-hcv antibodies and risk factors in multitransfused thalassemic patients in isfahan-iran to establish more preventi...

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of viral hepatitis C (HCV) infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) compared to the general population. A systematic search for the years 1989-2014 was conducted in the Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases. Studies on hepatitis C in HCWs were included if they incorporated either a control group or reference data for the general population....

background and purpose: identifying the risk factors of hepatitis c، b، and hiv is necessary to prevent their increasing prevalence. therefore، we sought to identify the frequency of their risk factors among the homeless of tehran، iran during 2005 to 2007. methods and materials: this descriptive analytical study was conducted during 2005 to 2007 on the homeless population of tehran، iran. two ...

Background: The prevalence of hepatitis C in the United States is estimated to be 1-1.5% (2.7 to 3.9 million persons). Birth-cohort screening with linkage to care is recommended to augment risk-based screening programs in reducing hepatitis C-associated morbidity and mortality. However, only a small percentage of hepatitis C patients are identified and have received treatment. Aims: To better u...