Outcome of routine testing for HCV and HBV in patients attending and admitted in various surgical units of a tertiary care institute
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research and Review - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B and C virus remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, once inflicted, these infections show poor response to the available treatment modalities. So the focus remains on preventive strategies, to avoid spread of infection. There is lack of routine serological screening prior to surgery which is one of the factors responsible for increased disease transmission. Material and Methods: The present study involved retrospective analysis of 9272 routine blood samples from all ages and both sexes who were attending and admitted in different surgical departments. These patients were screened by rapid immunochromatographic assay for qualitative detection of anti- HCV antibodies and HBsAg to know their carrier status prior to any surgical intervention. Results: Out of 9272 samples tested, 155 (3.6%) tested positive for anti- HCV antibodies and 162 (3.26%) for HBsAg. Seroprevalence of HCV was 3.77 %( 96) and 3.36% (59) in male and female respectively, with preponderance among age group of 41-60 (43.87%) and 21- 40 years (39.35%). HBsAg detection revealed seropositivity of 3.89 %( 93) in males; 2.67 %( 69) in females, with predominance in young adults of 21-40 (43.83%) followed by 41-60 (24.07%) years. Maximum number of seropositive cases for both HCV and HBV were from General surgery department as 63.23% & 53.09% respectively. Conclusion: The study estimated high prevalence of HBV and HCV on routine screening of patients reporting to various surgical departments. Healthcare providers have significantly high risk of infectivity along with further transmission of the disease if pre-operative screening and standard precautions are not followed strictly.
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Raminder Sandhu, Shalley Dahiya, Bijender Singh, Ramnika Aggarwal, Gaurav Sharma
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