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hepatitis C

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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in the Urban Commune of Kindia-Republic of Guinea

Aissatou Boiro, Mamadou Gando Diallo, Bonaventure Kolie, Souleymane Diallo, Abdoulaye Djibril Diallo, Pévé Guilavogui, Mamadou Boundoukhoura Bah, Thierno Amadou Labé Balde, Sanaba Boumbaly & Mamadou Yéro Boiro · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2023

Introduction: Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus; its spread in humans has been boosted by the emergence of parenteral use for medical purposes or drug injections, as well as its asymptomatic nature in the acute phase. The global prevalenc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91403

Prevalence of HBV and HCV among Pregnant Women Attending Kumasi South Hospital (KSH), Ghana

Samuel Sarpong Osei, Albert Kumi Awuku, Maxwell Kwasi Kporxah, Samuel Ashie Amon & Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background and Aim: Both HBV and HCV infections have for decades remained serious public health concerns infecting thousands of people and claiming the lives of millions. The detrimental effects of these viral agents on the gravid women, the infants and the general population are...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i730348

Spontaneous Negative Seroconversion of Both Hepatitis B and C in an Egyptian HD Patient

Abir Farouk Megahed, Abeer Mohammed Abd Eltwab, Amany R. Youssef, Reem Mohamed Farouk Saleh & Nagy Sayed-Ahmed · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Hepatitis b virus infection (HBV) was recognized as an important hazard for patients and staff in Hemodialysis Units (HDU), and this issue was first recognized in the 1960s with a set of guidelines for the control of HBV in HDU. HCV is a blood-borne infection and is t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i230300

Serological and Immunohistochemical Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Co-infection among Hepatitis C Virus Patients Admitted to Kafer El Shiekh Liver and Heart Institute, Egypt

Hany M. Ibrahim, Faten R. Abdel Ghaffar, Rabie E. El Shaer & Mohamed A. Madian · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Background: Human cytomegaloviruses (CMV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are badly affecting the liver and can lead to hepatitis. Co-infection of CMV and HCV could accelerate the disease pathogenesis and dramatically diminish its treatment. Aim: The current study is aimed to determi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45313

The Investigation on the Correlation between Obesity Indicator and Hepatitis B and C

Wei-Cheng Shiao, Jau-Nan Lin & Tsan Yang · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Background: Obesity is an important health issue worldwide, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are the two major causes of liver disease that lead to Taiwan's medical health and socio-economic problems. There are currently few studies in the nation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45066