PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sharifi-Mood, Batool
AU  - Eshghi, Payman
AU  - Sanei-Moghaddam, Esmail
AU  - Hashemi, Mohammad
TI  - Hepatitis B and C virus infections in patients with hemophilia in Zahedan, southeast Iran.
DP  - 2007 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1516--1519
VI  - 28
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/10/1516.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/10/1516.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Oct 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in patients with hemophilia in Zahedan, Iran.METHODS: From March 2003 to January 2006, we evaluated 81 hemophiliac patients in Zahedan Hemophilia Center, southeast Iran, for hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV-Ab) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and evaluated the prevalence of HBV/HCV co-infection.RESULTS: The seroprevalence of HCV was 29.6%, and the HBsAg was positive in 4.9%. Four cases had HCV and HBV co-infection. All of the infected patients were unknowingly treated with contaminated plasma products before the middle of 1996.CONCLUSIONS: All hemophiliacs, especially patients who have been treated with unheated clotting factor concentrates, should be evaluated for HCV and HBV infections.