National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Hepatitis C virus is a hepatotrophic virus and is the leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This retrospective study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of anti HCV antibodies in a tertiary care hospital, Tumkuru, India. A total of 2093 serum samples were tested for detection of anti HCV antibodies using commercially available kit during a period from April 2015-March 2016.Anti HCV reactivity was highest in the age group 51-60(45.45%) and more significant in females (54.54%). Most cases were detected during routine screening of patients before surgery. The seroprevalence rate was 0.52 in the present study. Stringent measures like screening of blood samples for HCV infection need to be adapted to prevent transmission of Hepatitis C.
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