Prevalence of HCV Infection in Thalassemic and Hemodialysis Patients in Kerman Province-Iran
Background and objectives: People with thalessemia and chronic renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis are prone to blood-born infections, especially hepatitis C due to the long-term transfusion. Recently, hepatitis C has been one of the main health concerns in these patients. The aim of this st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fas |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-06-01
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Series: | مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران |
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Online Access: | http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-124&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
Summary: | Background and objectives: People with thalessemia and chronic renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis are prone to blood-born infections, especially hepatitis C due to the long-term transfusion. Recently, hepatitis C has been one of the main health concerns in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C and its risk factors in these groups of patients in Kerman province of Iran.Methods: HCV RNA in blood sample of 384 patients (203 hemodialysis cases and 181 thalassemia cases) was evaluated.
Results: One hundred thirty (130) out of 384 were infected by HCV. Infected male was predominant (83%).
Conclusions: It seems that the frequency of hepatitis C infection in Kerman is higher than the other provinces of Iran. Therefore more attention should be paid to screen of blood before transfusing for these group of patients.
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ISSN: | 1735-7489 2228-7507 |