Ahmed Bilal, Fraz Saeed Qureshi, Zainab Omar, Ghazala Khalid.
Frequency of Hepatitis B and C virus in patients with Decompensated cirrhosis of liver in Faisalabad.
Pak J Gastroenterol Jan ;20(1):43-8.

The study was done to access the frequency of Hepatitis B and C viruses in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. After complete physical examination and investigations a sample size of 100 patients was calculated using 5% level of significance and margin of error as 5%. In a total of 100 patients 66 were Hepatitis C virus positive, 20 patients were found to be Hepatitis B virus positive, 9 patients were both Hepatitis B and C virus positive, 5 patients were found negative on virus screening with Elisa method. Hepatitis C virus is the most common cause of decompensated liver disease so need of the hour is to create more awareness and start educational campaigns regarding the modes of spread and prevention against Hepatitis C virus as well as increase compliance of Hepatitis B virus vaccination.

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