Prevalence of anti-HCV among pregnant women
| Author | ME Motlagh | en |
| Author | M Makvandi | en |
| Author | M Jalali | en |
| Issued Date | 2001-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Hepatitis C virus is one of the important agents of Non-A, Non-B viruses. Hepatitis C virus is a causative agent for chronic and acute hepatitis. Objective: To evaluate the presence of Anti-HCV among pregnant women. Methods: The sera of 80 pregnant women who referred to Amirkabir and Razi hospitals of Ahwaz were collected. All the sera were tested for Anti-HCV by ELISA test. The immunoblot (Liatek) test was used for confirmation. Findings: Out of 80 samples, 5 (6.25%) sera showed positive Anti-HCV by ELISA, but these positive samples were negative by immunoblot test. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that no Anti-HCV dection was observed among the pregnant women. However, more investigations are recommended. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Anti hepatitis C virus (Anti-HCV) | en |
| Keyword | Pregnancy | en |
| Keyword | Immunoblot | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of anti-HCV among pregnant women | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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