Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in Blood Donors of Kathua District (J & K)
Abstract:Background: Hepatitis C is a transfusion transmitted infection and leads to Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in about 10 to 20 percent of infected individuals. Aim: To find out the seroprevalence of HCV in Blood donors of Kathua district and also see the trend of the HCV infection. Methods: retrospective analysis of the number of HCV seroreactive donors over a period of 6 years was done from the records. results: In the present study, the seroprevalence of HCV in blood donors was 0.7% (n=57) and the number … Show more
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