| hepatitis c virus genotypes in saudi arabia. | hepatitis c virus genotypes have been associated with specific geographical areas and in many cases with specific mode of transmission. in developed countries, genotype determination has formed a part of the management of patients with hepatitis c virus seropositivity and liver diseases due to hepatitis c virus. the epidemiology of hepatitis c virus has been shown to be changing rapidly in many countries due to population movement and different life-styles; hence the distribution of the genotype ... | 2002 | 11938356 |
| the relationship between hla typing and hcv infection and outcome of renal transplantation in hcv positive patients. | the role of human leukocytic antigen (hla) antigens in susceptibility to hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is still being debated. we analyzed hla phenotype frequencies in two major ethnic groups, namely egyptian and saudi nationals. the egyptian group included 110 patients of whom 55 were hcv positive and the other 55 hcv negative (control group). the saudi group included 146 hcv positive patients and 122 hcv negative individuals (control group). the results for the egyptian population revealed ... | 2003 | 15859903 |
| hepatitis c: prevalence and common genotypes among ethnic groups in jeddah, saudi arabia. | the presence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus (hcv) was examined using a third-generation elisa in 3,350 serum samples obtained from patients visiting different outpatient clinics, preoperative patients, and women visiting for ante-natal care at the dr. fakeeh hospital in jeddah, saudi arabia from january to september 1998. the population included mainly saudis, egyptians, and yemenis, and patients from other middle east and asian countries. the prevalence of hcv infection was 5.87% among saud ... | 1999 | 10674665 |
| epidemiology of hepatitis c virus: a study of male blood donors in saudi arabia. | few epidemiologic reports on the prevalence of hepatitis c in saudi blood donors have been published. | 1994 | 8310483 |