| Literature DB >> 1428037 |
D N Amarapurkar1, A Kumar, S Vaidya, P Murti, S K Bichile, R H Kalro, H G Desai.
Abstract
Of forty multi-transfused thalassemia patients (26 males, 14 females; mean age 8.1 +/- 5.3 years, range 1-35) with no clinical or biochemical evidence of liver disease, HBsAg, anti-hepatitis C virus and anti-human immunodeficiency virus antibodies were present in 18 (45%), 7 (17.5%) and 1 (2.5%) cases respectively. Three of the 18 (16.7%) HBsAg positive patients were anti-delta antibody positive. Our results indicate that more than 50% of multi-transfused thalassemia patients show serological evidence of one or more of hepatitis B, C and D and human immunodeficiency virus infection.Entities:
Keywords: Antibodies; Antigen-antibody Reactions; Asia; Biology; Blood Supply; Developing Countries; Diseases; Equipment And Supplies; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hematologic Tests; Hematological Effects; Hemic System; Hepatitis--transmission; Hereditary Diseases; Hiv Infections--transmission; Immunity; Immunologic Factors; India; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Physiology; Screening; Southern Asia; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1428037
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0254-8860