Table 3 HCV prevalence in HD patients in different areas of Pakistan
From: Rising burden of Hepatitis C Virus in hemodialysis patients
Reference | Place | Study year | Publication year | Method | Sample size | HCV positive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gul and Iqbal [21] | Sheikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore | Dec1999 | 2003 | ELISA | 50 | 33(68) |
Shafiq et al [22] | Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore | 2001-2002 | 2002 | ELISA | 190 | 47(24.7) |
Shall et al [23] | Sheikh Zayed hospital, Lahore | 2000-2002 | 2003 | ELISA | 122 | 24(19.7) |
Khokhar et al [24] | Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad | 2002-2003 | 2005 | ELISA | 97 | 23(23.7) |
Zarkoon et al [25] | Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta | Jan 2006-June 2007 | 2008 | ELISA | 97 | 23(23.7) |
Ali et al [26] | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | - | 2011 | PCR | 28 | 2(07) |
Current study | KTH, HMC & National Diagnostic Dialysis Center, Peshawar | Jan-April2010 | 2011 | ELISA | 384 | 29 |