Sunila Tashfeen Arif, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Muhammad Farooq.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among selected groups of population at Combined Military hospital, Okara, Pakistan.
Pak J Pathol Jan ;27(4):163-7.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infection in selected population groups at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Okara. Pakistan. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place & duration of study: Department of pathology and the blood bank of CMH, Okara, from January to December 2015.Materials and Methods: Healthy blood donors and the candidates presenting for medical checkups before induction in Pakistan army were sampled consecutively. Blood samples were collected from arm veins and screened by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and anti-HCV antibodies. Results: The prevalence of HBV infection in blood donors and the candidates for induction in Pakistan army was different from other Pakistani studies. The prevalence of HCV infection was similar to the majority of previous studies. Conclusion: The prevalence of HBV infection in blood donors and the candidates for induction in Pakistan army was different from other Pakistani studies. The prevalence of HCV infection was similar to the majority of previous studies.

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