Open AccessMolecular surveillance of HCV mono-infection and HCV-HBV co-infection in symptomatic population at Hyderabad, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Bushra Bano Patoli,
Atif Ahmed Patoli,
Nimerta Kumari Balani,
Ashfaque A Korejo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v18i3.9
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , virology , population , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , immunology , virus , environmental health
Pakistan is endemic to hepatitis B and C infections. Alarming rise in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been noticed in some areas of Sindh with an increasing risk for co-infection frequency in this region.