Seropositivity and Coinfection of Hepatitis B and C among Patients Seeking Hospital Care in Islamabad, Pakistan

The undertaken study was conducted to find out the seroprevalence and coinfection of HBV and HCV infection among patients seeking hospital care. A total of 845 samples were received at tertiary care hospital of Islamabad and were screened for hepatitis B and C. The ELISA was used to detect antigen f...

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Main Authors: Jafar Khan, Mehwish Shafiq, Sameera Mushtaq, Sultan Ayaz, Riaz Ullah, Naser M. AbdEI-Salam, H. Fouad, Mohammad Abdul Wasim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/516859