| 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 |
| chronic hepatitis c. genotypes and response to anti-viral therapy among saudi patients. | the aim of this study is to compare the response of hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotype 4 with other genotypes to anti-viral treatment among saudi patients in a prospective randomized trial. | 2004 | 15711670 |
| incidence trends of viral hepatitis a, b, and c seropositivity over eight years of surveillance in saudi arabia. | in saudi arabia, viral hepatitis ranked the second most common reportable viral disease in 2007, with almost 9000 new cases diagnosed in that year. the objective of this study was to determine the incidence trends of viral hepatitis seropositivity among the population served by the national guard health affairs (ngha) hospitals in the central, eastern, and western saudi arabia regions. | 2010 | 19540786 |
| prevalence and significance of antibodies to hepatitis c virus among saudi haemodialysis patients. | seventy-four patients who were maintained on chronic haemodialysis in king khalid university hospital, riyadh, saudi arabia were tested using the recently available elisa to determine the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus (anti-hcv) in a haemodialysis unit. the prevalence rate of anti-hcv antibodies of 41.9% in the haemodialysis patients was significantly higher than the rate of 3.9% detected in 488 asymptomatic blood donors who were similarly tested. in the haemodialysis patients, a ... | 1991 | 1725179 |
| hepatitis c virus infection in chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in saudi arabia. | the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis c virus (hcv) was determined in 139 patients with chronic liver disease (cld) and 42 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) during one year at the riyadh military hospital, saudi arabia. the anti-hcv was detected in 36 of 96 (37.5%) hbsag-negative patients with chronic liver disease and six of 43 (13.9%) hbsag-positive patients with chronic liver disease. in addition, 11 (42.3%) hbsag-negative hepatocellular carcinoma patients and two of 16 (12.5%) h ... | 1992 | 1319221 |
| prevalence of mixed hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotypes among recently diagnosed dialysis patients with hcv infection. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is considered a major health problem recognized globally. hcv is a major cause of chronic liver disease that may lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of multiple (mixed) hcv genotypes in saudi patients recently diagnosed with hcv infection and their association with various clinical risk factors. we examined a total of 1,292 newly diagnosed hcv-positive cases between january 2006 and july 2009 at ... | 2011 | 21743215 |