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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Prevalence and common genotypes of HCV infection in sudanese patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 79, No. 9, Year 2007
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A cross-sectional hospital based study was carried out at the National Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease in Khartoum, Sudan to determine the prevalence, common genotypes and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in Sudanese patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. A total of 176 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis were tested for HCV antibodies and 4.5% of the samples were reactive. PCR was positive in 2.3% of cases and genotype 4 was the major genotype isolated with subtypes 4, 4e, and 4c/4d. It is concluded that HCV was of low seroprevalence in the study population and that parenteral antischistosomal therapy was not a significant risk factor in transmission of infection in the Sudan. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mudawi, Hatim Mohamed Yousif
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum University
Smith, Heather M.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Fletcher, Ian A.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Fedail, Suleiman Salih
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum University
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jmv.20865
ISSN:
01466615
e-ISSN:
10969071
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Sudan