Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C Virus (HCV) Infection in a Patients attending Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. Cigiri. Saritha, Dr. C. Manjula Vani Kiran

Abstract :

Hepatitis C infection is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is one of the important risk factor causing acute to chronic illness in form of altered liver functions or development of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure. In India reported prevalence rates vary widely in range of 0.09%–2.02%. This retrospective study was carried out in patients attending Government General Hospital, Government Medical College, Suryapet during January 2016 to December 2018. Serum samples were collected and screened for antibody against HCV by ELISA method

Keywords :

HCV   Hepatitis C Prevalence   ELISA  

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STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) INFECTION IN A PATIENTS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, Dr. Cigiri.Saritha, Dr.C.Manjula Vani Kiran PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2019


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