Open AccessWhy Should Viral Markers Be Mandatory in Ocular Surgeries: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Anita Ambastha,
Rakhi Kusumesh,
Gyan Bhasker
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21386.8713
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , hbsag , serology , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b virus , retrospective cohort study , hepatitis c , viral hepatitis , virology , antibody , immunology , virus
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus I, II (HIV-I,II) are serious global and public health problem. Knowledge of the seroprevalence would enable early diagnosis, treatment of patients and also help in prevention of horizontal spread of infection by application of universal infection control measures.