“Seroprevalence of transfusion associated hepatitis c virus (Hcv) in multi-transfused thalassemic children of the tertiary care hospital.”
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2011-01
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Aim: To know the seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Multi-transfused Thalassemic Children attending a tertiary care hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Material and Methods: Serum sample were tested by Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) test for Anti HCV antibody from the thalassemic children over a period of 4 years from January 2006 to December 2009.
Result: A total of 163 thalassemic children were tested for antibody of HCV. Out of these HCV antibodies were positive in 38 (23.31 %) patients.
Conclusion: Prevalence of HCV infection among the thalassemic cases is much higher than the routine blood donors. in the light of this result a nationwide survey is recommended to confirm this pattern in the other areas and more sophisticated diagnostic tool should be employed to rule out window period of these Transfusion Associated infections.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Thalassemia, Multitransfused children.
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Shah Hetals, Patel Dishaa , Panchal Nilesh, Rajput Anil, Shah Urvesh, Vegad Mahendra M. “Seroprevalence of transfusion associated hepatitis c virus (Hcv) in multi-transfused thalassemic children of the tertiary care hospital.” Indian Journal of Applied-Basic Medical Sciences. 2011 Jan; 13a(16): 376-378