Open AccessSeroprevalence of HBV and HCV in blood donors: A study from regional blood transfusion services of Nepal
Author(s) -
Bishnu Raj Tiwari,
Prakash Ghimire,
SR Kandel,
Manita Rajkarnikar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.67026
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , hbsag , blood transfusion , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatitis b , virology , cirrhosis , immunology , antibody , virus , serology
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are significant health problems that might involve the late sequel of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. A high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in blood donors poses an increased risk of window period transmission through blood transfusion. The present study aimed to know the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among blood donors in regional blood transfusion services of Nepal.