RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C and blood donors
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 942
OP 944
VO 21
IS 10
A1 Mehdi, Syed R.
A1 Pophali, Avinash
A1 Al-Abdul Rahim, Khalid A.
YR 2000
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/21/10/942.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: Screening for hepatitis B and C is routinely carried out in the blood banks. The purpose of this study is to compare the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and anti hepatitis C among Saudi and non-Saudi blood donors.METHODS: All the blood donors visiting King Fahad Specialist Hospital were screened by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay technique for hepatitis B surface antigen and anti hepatitis C. Donors with any history of jaundice in the past were eliminated from the study.RESULTS: Egyptians showed a very high prevalence of Hepatitis C. Saudis had a higher prevalence of hepatitis B compared to hepatitis C.CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hepatitis B and C among Saudis of Qaseem region is low, while for Egyptians the results correspond to previous studies.