objectives the current study aimed to assess relationship between s/co rates and hcv-rna levels in the laboratory to identify hcv viremia in patients with a positive anti-hcv. patients and methods all serum samples were assayed for anti-hcv by elisa method. a total of 265 anti-hcv positive patients were tested for hcv-rna testing by quantitative method using artus hcv rg real-time polymerase ch...

background occult hepatitis b virus infection (obi) is defined as the presence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) dna in the liver and/or in the serum of patients with negative results of hepatitis b s antigen (hbsag) test with or without serological markers of previous viral exposure. the impact of obi in patients with chronic hepatitis c (chc) is still unclear. objectives the aim of this study was to...

conclusions being a barber alone is not a potential risk factor for hbv infection, while hcv infection is still an occupational health hazards for barbers. we suggest more extensive case-control studies with regard to rates of hepatitis b and c markers among barbers in other iranian cities to assess the incidence of hepatitis b and c infections among this population. background hepatitis b viru...

background : hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections are major global public health problems. this study was conducted to investigate the incidence rate of these infections over six successive years in hamadan province, the west of iran. methods: this retrospective cohort study was conducted on the database of hepatitis registry. in this study, 1257 subjects infected by h...

Literature review shows that hepatitis C infection may increase the risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma. Reactivation of hepatitis B infection has been reported in patients with hairy cell leukemia after chemotherapy and/or splenectomy. We present hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigenemia and concurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity in a case of hairy cell leukemia. Key Words: Hairy cell leukemi...

Background: Hepatitis is among the major health problems, especially in developing countries. During past decades, the association between type of blood group (ABO) and hepatitis B and C virus has always been discussed. This study was designed to investigate the possible association between type of ABO blood group and chronic hepatitis B and C infection. Methods: In the present analytical stud...

Background and Aims: Recently, a novel DNA virus was isolated from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion non A-G hepatitis and named TT virus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence TT virus among cirrhotic patients due to hepatitis B & C in infection Ahwaz. Methods: The prevalence of TTV infection was studied in 41 patients with liver cirrhosis. TTV DNA was detected ...

conclusions the current study shows that the predominant hcv genotype among azerbaijani patients with established chronic hepatitis c is subtype 1b (71.1%) followed by subtype 3a (17.0%). results hcv genotyping of positive plasma samples demonstrated that predominant hcv subtype was noted for 1b (71.1%) followed by subtype 3a (17.0%), genotype 2 (6.8%), 1a (1.7%), and mixed infection (3.4%). th...