| frequency of blood-borne viral infections among leukemic patients in central iraq. | to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), cytomegalovirus (cmv), epstein-barr virus (ebv), and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other epidemiological criteria among leukemic patients to establish basic knowledge for future leukemic patients care. | 2011 | 21212918 |
| hepatitis c virus prevalence and genotyping among hepatocellular carcinoma patients in baghdad. | hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is the third most common cause for cancer death in the world, now being especially linked to chronic hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. this case-control study consisting of 65 hcc patients and 82 patients with other malignant tumours as controls was conducted to determine the association of hcv markers with hcc. serum of each participant was obtained for detection of hcv ab and rna by dna enzyme immunoassay (deia). twenty six per cent (26.0%) of hcc patients had p ... | 2014 | 25292053 |
| prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis c virus infection in hemodialysis patients in an iraqi renal transplant center. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection has been recognized as an emerging problem in dialysis patients and its prevalence varies considerably among different areas of the world. the prevalence of hcv infection in hemodialysis (hd) patients and its associated risk factors is not well documented in our country. we therefore performed this study aiming to discuss prevention of further transmission of hcv infection among our patients. between september 2003 and september 2005, 169 patients with end-stage ... | 2008 | 18087139 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b and c among blood donors attending the national blood transfusion center in baghdad, iraq from 2006-2009. | to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis b and c among blood donors attending the national blood transfusion center (nbtc) in baghdad, iraq from 2006-2009 and to compare the results with previous year's results and results from studies on a normal population, and to identify certain demographic characteristics such as age, gender, and residence of positive cases. | 2011 | 22008925 |