Hepatitis C Virus
New Hepatitis C Virus Findings from University of Alexandria Described
Published in Blood Weekly, July 28th, 2011
2011 JUL 28 -- A new study, "Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus antibodies among blood donors in Alexandria, Egypt," is now available. "Hepatitis B and C virus infections are common serious complications of blood transfusion. Over 6-month period in 2007/08 all samples from a blood bank in Alexandria, Egypt (n=3420) were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies," scientists in Alexandria, Egypt report.
"A total of 119 donors (3.5%) were positive for anti-HCV and 47 (1.4%) for HBsAg. The mean age of HCV-positive donors was significantly higher than HBV-positive donors: 35.7 (SD...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-07-28)
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