The prevalence of hepatitis - B and C serological markers among patients with thalassaemia in Mosul
Background: Thalassaemic patients are known to have higher risk of developing hepatitis B and C than normal individuals .The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and C among thalassaemic patients and to pinpoint its association with personal medical fators in the province...
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University of Mosul,
2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Background: Thalassaemic patients are known to have higher risk of developing hepatitis B and C than normal individuals .The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and C among thalassaemic patients and to pinpoint its association with personal medical fators in the province of Mosul. Methods: From August 2003 to March 2004 ,626 patients under the age of 20 years with thalassaemia were surveyed and screened for hepatitis HBs Ag and anti-HC Antibody (Ab) in the Thalassaemia Center in Ibn AL-Atheer Children Hospital in Mosul . Results: 5.59% of the patients have positive HBs Ag (1.92% have combined hepatitis B and C), 28.12% have anti HC-Ab. The prevalence of hepatitis B and C was higher in patients older than 15 years. Conclusion: Viral hepatitis is prevalent in thalassaemic patients in Mosul. Seropositivity is significantly related to age, vaccination, family history of hepatitis, history of splenectomy; number of blood transfusion per year,and severity of thalassaemia. |
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| Item Description: | 1680-2594 2664-2522 10.33899/iphr.2010.50069 |