Bilal Bashir, Muhammad Zubair Masud, Muhammad Nazim, Bilal Khan, Mahfooz Hussain.
Incidence of Hepatitis B & C among Admitted Eye Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;13(2):72-4.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of sero-positive cases of Hepatitis B & C viral infection in the admitted patients undergoing elective eye surgery in tertiary care hospital. Material and Method: It was a descriptive study based on survey in which all patients above 2 years of age admitted for eye surgery in Eye unit of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar were screened for Hepatitis B and C infections, from 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014. Those found positive on screening test were confirmed by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA). Result: Total number of patients screened was 1147. Male patients were 54.31% (623/1147) and female patients were 45.68% (524/1147). The frequency of hepatitis B and C (combined) was found to be 5.66% (65/1147); out of which 2.5% (29/1147) were HBsAg positive and 3.13%(36/1130) anti-HCV positive Conclusion: Screening of blood borne viral infections has important role in minimizing the transmission of the virus to doctors, paramedics and other patients.

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