| seroprevalence of hiv and hepatitis c co-infection among blood donors in kathmandu valley, nepal. | we assessed the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in different categories of blood donors and the hepatitis c virus (hcv) co-infection rate. a total of 33,255 blood samples were screened for hiv using a third generation elisa test at the central blood transfusion service, nepal red cross society, kathmandu from december 2006 to september 2007. the seroprevalence of hiv was 0.19% (95% ci= 0.15-0.25) and co-infection with hcv was found in 10.8% (95% ci= 4.4-20.9). there were no ... | 2009 | 19323036 |
| transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in kathmandu, nepal. | screening of transfusion-transmissible infections (ttis) among blood donors can be a cost-effective approach to monitor the prevalence, distribution, and trends of the infections among healthy-looking individuals. the study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of four ttis, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and syphilis, among blood donors in kathmandu, nepal. | 2009 | 20009282 |
| trends in hepatitis b and hepatitis c seroprevalence among nepalese blood donors. | in nepal, hepatitis b and hepatitis c are considerable health problems. this study aimed to assess the trends of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) seroprevalence in blood donors over the last 6 years nationwide and in the urbanized setting of kathmandu valley. this was a retrospective study conducted among nepalese blood donors through the years 2001/2002-2006/2007. serum samples were tested for hepatitis b surface antigen and anti-hcv antibodies using third generation elisa te ... | 2008 | 18653982 |
| seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus among injecting drug users from kathmandu. | to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus among injecting drug users (idu) from kathmandu. | 2003 | 16388206 |
| molecular investigation of hepatitis e virus infection in patients with acute hepatitis in kathmandu, nepal. | one hundred fifty-four consecutive patients with sporadic acute hepatitis, who were seen at a city hospital in the kathmandu valley of nepal in 1997, were studied. igm antibodies to hepatitis a virus were detected in four patients (3%), igm antibodies to hepatitis b core in four patients (3%), hepatitis b surface antigen in 20 (13%), and hepatitis c virus rna in four patients (3%). igm antibodies to hepatitis e virus (hev) (anti-hev igm) and hev rna were detected in 77 (50%) and 48 (31%), respec ... | 2003 | 12683409 |
| infection with gb virus c and hepatitis c virus in drug addicts, patients on maintenance hemodialysis, or with chronic liver disease in nepal. | infection with gb virus c (gbv-c) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) was surveyed in various populations in kathmandu, nepal. gbv-c rna and hcv rna were detected in four (2%) and none, respectively, of 181 normal controls. viral rnas were detected significantly more frequently (p < 0.001) in 32 (44%) and 43 (60%), respectively, of 72 users of illicit intravenous drug, and in three (14%) and one (5%) of 22 patients on maintenance hemodialysis. the three hemodialysis patients with gbv-c rna had been tran ... | 1997 | 9334927 |