Risk factors and outcome of hepatitis C infection among patients in a secondary care hospital: A 5-year retrospective study

Risk factors and outcome of hepatitis C infection among patients in a secondary care hospital: A 5-year retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, predominantly transmitted by exposure to infected blood, remains one of the major public health problems worldwide. This study aims to identify the risk factors of HCV transmission and its chronic complications among the study group. MATERIALS AND METHO...

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Main Authors: Mohan B. Sannathimmappa, Latifa Zehri, Ayat A. M. Al Zadjali, Halima M. A. Albalushi, Buthaina A. A. H. Al Saadi, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Elham S. Al-Risi, Saleema Al-Maqbali, Vinod Nambiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Subjects:
alpha-interferon
blood transfusion
cirrhosis
genotype
reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1326_23

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