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Register a new userPrevalence of Hepatitis B and C among individuals undergoing Pre-marital laboratory Tests in Homs city – Syria
انتشار الإصابة بالتهابات الكبد الفيروسية B و C لدى مراجعي مخبر ما قبل الزواج في مدينة حمص السورية
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2015
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Pharmacy
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العربية
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تم تحديد انتشار الإصابة بفيروسات التهاب الكبد B و C لدى مراجعي عيادة و مخبر ما قبل الزواج في مدينة حمص السورية خلال الفترة بين 12-10-2008 و 14-2-2010. استخدمت تقنية الإليزا في كشف المستضد السطحي لفيروس التهاب الكبد HBs-Ag) B) و أضداد الفيروس Anti-HCV) C). من أصل 20290 مراجعا كانت إيجابية HBs-Ag عند 288 منهم (1.4%) و إيجابية Anti-HCV عند 42 منهم (0.12%), و كانت الإيجابية لكلا الإصابتين أعلى عند الذكور منها عند الإناث ( 84.4 % ذكور مقابل 15.6 % إناث بالنسبة لالتهاب الكبد B, و 75% ذكور مقابل 25% اناث بالنسبة لالتهاب الكبد C).
Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C infections was assessed among individuals undergoing Pre-marital Tests in Pre-marital Clinic & Laboratory in Homs city – Syria. Enzyme immunoassay technique was used for detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs-Ag) and antibodies to hepatitis C virus (Anti-HCV). Among 20290 subjects, 288 (1.4%) were positive for HBs-Ag, and 24 (0.12%) were positive for Anti-HCV. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C was more common in male subjects (84.4% for Hepatitis B and 75% for Hepatitis C) in comparison to female (15.6% for Hepatitis B and 25% for Hepatitis C).
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