Prevalence of HCV/HIV co-infection among haemophilia patients in Baghdad

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Abstract
To estimate the seroprevalence of HCV infection among HIV-infected haemophiliacs and to demonstrate the most prevalent HCV genotype, 47 HIV-infected haemophilia patients were screened for anti-HCV antibodies. By performing polymerase chain reaction and DNA enzyme immunoassay, HCV-RNA was detected with subsequent genotyping. Seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was 66.0%. Of 31 HCV/HIV co-infected patients, 21 [67.7%] had no history of blood transfusion. We detected 4 HCV genotypes: 1a, 1b, 4 and 4 mixed with 3a, HCV-1b being the most frequent. Contaminated factor VIII [clotting factor] could be responsible for disease acquisitionCitation
Al Kubaisy, W.A., Al Naib, K.T. & Habib, M.A. (2006). Prevalence of HCV/HIV co-infection among haemophilia patients in Baghdad. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 12 (3-4), 264-269, 2006 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117081