| hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotypes and chronic liver disease in pakistan. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is classified into different types depending on nucleotide sequence variability. detailed information on the distribution of various hcv genotypes in some geographical areas is available but little is known about pakistan. in this study, a 5' non-coding region (ncr)-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) genotyping assay was used to investigate the genotype distribution in a large series of hcv-infected patients in karachi, pakistan. serum samples from 74 h ... | 1997 | 9430043 |
| hcv serotypes in karachi: a liaquat national hospital experience. | | 2002 | 12174496 |
| educational intervention among barbers about liver cancer-inducing viruses: a pilot study from a developing country. | liver cancer is among the most prevalent cancers in the world and it is mainly related to the hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv). this study evaluated the effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge and practices regarding hepatitis b and hepatitis c among barbers. after completion of baseline interviews of 70 barbers in karachi, pakistan, a 30-min educational session was conducted. the same sessions were repeated twice for all barbers at an interval of 1 month each f ... | 2010 | 20300912 |
| hepatitis c virus genotypes in pakistan: a systemic review. | background and aim: phylogenetic analysis has led to the classification of hepatitis c virus (hcv) into 1-6 major genotypes. hcv genotypes have different biological properties, clinical outcome and response to antiviral treatment and provide important clues for studying the epidemiology, transmission and pathogenesis. this article deepens the current molecular information about the geographical distribution of hcv genotypes and subgenotypes in population of four provinces of pakistan. 34 publish ... | 2011 | 21902822 |
| seropositivity of hepatitis c in prison inmates of pakistan--a cross sectional study in prisons of sindh. | to assess the proportion of seropositivity of hepatitis c amongst the prison inmates in the jails of sindh. | 2010 | 20527648 |
| an autoregressive integrated moving average model for short-term prediction of hepatitis c virus seropositivity among male volunteer blood donors in karachi, pakistan. | to identify the stochastic autoregressive integrated moving average (arima) model for short term forecasting of hepatitis c virus (hcv) seropositivity among volunteer blood donors in karachi, pakistan. | 2009 | 19340903 |
| hepatitis c virus infection in asymptomatic male volunteer blood donors in karachi, pakistan. | the objectives of this study were to assess the proportion of hepatitis c virus (hcv) reactors and to identify risk factors associated with hcv infection in volunteer blood donors in karachi, pakistan. between 1 january 1998 and 31 december 2002, consecutive blood donations tested at two blood banks were used to assess the proportion of hcv sero-reactors donors. to evaluate the potential risk factors, a case-control study design was implemented to select cases and controls between 15 october 200 ... | 2004 | 15500553 |
| prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis c virus in karachi, pakistan. | household contacts of hepatitis c virus (hcv)-positive patients are considered at increased risk of hcv infection. this cross-sectional study during april through june 1999 assessed the prevalence and risk behaviours associated with hcv seropositivity among the household contacts of hcv seropositive thalassaemic children in karachi, pakistan. among the 341 household contacts of 86 thalassaemic hcv seropositive children who were tested, 70 (20.5%) were positive for anti-hcv antibodies. the strati ... | 2002 | 12081609 |
| frequency distribution of hepatitis c virus genotypes in different geographical regions of pakistan and their possible routes of transmission. | information regarding hepatitis c virus genotypes and subtypes circulating in pakistan and various risk factors for their transmission are not known well. the specific objective of this study was to find out the frequency of various hcv genotypes present in well-characterized pakistani hcv isolates and their possible routes of transmission. | 2008 | 18498666 |