ArticleIranian journal of public health2017
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in General Population of Mashhad, Northeastern Iran.
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- Prevalence of occult hepatitis C virus infection (OCI) among hemodialysis patients; a cross-sectional study from Lorestan Province, Western Iran.Virusdisease · 2024Article
- Prevalence of occult hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2021Article
- Identifying genotype profile of chronic hepatitis C infection in Southwest Iran.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2020Article
- Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Patients with Major β-Thalassemia in Mashhad, Northeast Iran.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is one of the major blood-borne infections worldwide. HCV carriers may develop chronic hepatitis leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is no overall estimate of the infection prevalence in the northeast of Iran. We have performed this research in order to determine accurately the prevalence and risk factors of HCV infection among general population in Mashhad.
methodsDuring 2009, 1678 people between 1 to 90 yr old with the mean age of 29.1±18.5 yr were selected randomly by multistage sampling from different geographical regions of the city proportionate to sex and age distribution of population in 2006 census. ELISA was used to screen for antibodies and RT-PCR tested the positive samples.
resultsHCV infection was detected in 7/1654 cases; overall prevalence of the infection was 0.42% (95%CI: 0.17-0.87%), 0.80% and 0.11% among males and females, respectively (
conclusionIn comparison with similar studies, the prevalence of HCV infection in Mashhad is low.
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