ورقة بحثية
مدى انتشار الالتهاب الكبدي الوبائي سي في مرضى الثلاسيميا متعددي نقل الدم في سلطنة عمان خبرة مركز واحد = Prevalence of Hepatitis C among Multi-transfused Thalassaemic Patients in Oman Single centre experience

Al Naamani, Khalid.


 

مدى انتشار الالتهاب الكبدي الوبائي سي في مرضى الثلاسيميا متعددي نقل الدم في سلطنة عمان خبرة مركز واحد = Prevalence of Hepatitis C among Multi-transfused Thalassaemic Patients in Oman Single centre experience

Al Naamani, Khalid.

Objectives: Regular blood transfusions are essential for patients with thalassaemia major. However, infections with hepatotropic viruses remain a major concern. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection among patients with homozygous beta thalassaemia in a single centre in Oman. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 200 patients treated at the Thalassemia Unit of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Muscat, Oman, between August 1991 and December 2011 was performed. Relevant demographic and clinical characteristics were collected, including age, gender, HCV status and the presence of endocrinopathies. Results: A total of 81 patients (41%) were found to be anti-HCV-antibody (anti-HCV)-positive. HCV ribonucleic acid tests were performed on 65 anti-HCV-positive patients and were positive among 33 (51%); the remaining 16 patients died before these tests were available. Anti-HCV-positive patients were significantly older than anti-HCV-negative patients (P <0.001) and were more likely to be diabetic than anti-HCV-negative patients (27% versus 8%; P <0.001). A total of 100 patients had been transfused before they were transferred to SQUH in 1991; of these, 70 (70%) were anti-HCV-positive. Only 11 (11.5%) of the 96 patients who were seronegative in 1991, or who were transfused later, became seropositive. Conclusion: It is likely that the high prevalence of HCV among multi-transfused thalassaemic patients in Oman is due to blood transfusions dating from before the implementation of HCV screening in 1991 as the risk of HCVassociated transfusions has significantly reduced since then. Additionally, results showed that anti-HCV-positive patients were more likely to be diabetic than anti-HCV-negative patients.

Objectives: Regular blood transfusions are essential for patients with thalassaemia major. However, infections with hepatotropic viruses remain a major concern. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection among patients with h...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Naamani, Khalid.

مؤلف مشارك : AlZakwani, Ibrahim
Siham Al-Sinani
Fauzia Wasim
Shahina Daar

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences، 2015مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Hepatitis - Sultanate of Oman.

الالتهاب الكبدي الوبائي - سلطنة عمان.

رقم الطبعة : 1

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences : Muscat، Sulatante of Oman.

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