Publications

seroprevalence of hepatitis c infection in hiv patients using a rapid one-step test strip kit.	hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hiv are transmitted via similar routes making co-infection with these viruses a common event. in addition, hiv infection and related immunosupression in patients with hepatitis c may be associated with more rapid progression of liver disease to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and death.	2010	21033324
hepatitis c virus infection in patients with sickle cell anaemia at the lagos university hospital.	the objective of this studies is to determine the frequency of antibodies to hepatitis c virus (anti-hcv), (2) assess the role of blood transfusion in transmission of infection, and (3) evaluate the clinical implication of anti-hcv sero-positivity in patients with sickle cell anaemia (sca). two hundred and seventy-eight (278) patients with sca were evaluated by questionnaire interviews for risk factors, clinical examination and serum testing for anti-hcv using a third generation elisa kit. the o ...	2003	14567040