Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic in Pakistan and its burden is expected to increase in
coming decades owing mainly to widespread use of unsafe medical procedures. The …

To characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in Pakistan and estimate the pooled
mean HCV antibody prevalence in different risk populations, we systematically reviewed all …

BACKGROUND The relative contribution of serologic screening and nucleic acid testing
(NAT) to prevent hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission has not been rigorously addressed …

BACKGROUND Nucleic acid test (NAT) blood screening for human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was introduced in northern Brazil in July 2012. There are …

Background The high prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), paralleling
the growing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Treponema pallidum (TP) …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health concern worldwide as a leading cause of liver-
related mortalities and morbidities. Pakistan ranks second among countries with endemic …

BACKGROUND The Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion located in Rawalpindi, Northern
Pakistan, acts as a regional blood center with more than 50,000 donations collected …

BACKGROUND Knowledge about the viral load (VL) distributions in different stages of
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is essential to compare the efficacy of serologic screening …

Introduction: Data on blood-borne viral infections in some regions in Saudi Arabia remain
scarce. This study investigates the prevalence of serological markers and nucleic acid for …

Background: Blood transfusion safety commences with healthy donor recruitment. The threat
of transfusion transmitted infections is greatly minimized by serological tools but not entirely …