Open AccessExperience of hepatitis C virus seroprevalence and its genomic diversity among transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in a transfusion center
Author(s) -
Kallol Bhattacharyya,
Aritra Biswas,
Debanjali Gupta,
Provash Chandra Sadhukhan
Publication year - 2018
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/ajts.ajts_73_17
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , viremia , blood transfusion , hepatitis c , thalassemia , genotyping , immunology , genotype , seroprevalence , population , viral load , virology , serology , antibody , virus , gene , biology , biochemistry , environmental health
One of the most common blood-borne transfusion-transmitted diseases is hepatitis C. Patients with a history of multiple blood transfusions are significantly at a greater risk of infection by contaminated blood and blood products. Beta thalassemia major is one such condition where repeated blood transfusions are required for patient management.