Zahid Akhtar Rao, Etizaz Haider Kazmi, Ehsan, Sami Wahid, Muhammad Amjad.
Frequency of hepatitis B & C in gynaecological patients.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;58(4):401-4.

Objective: To determine the hospital based prevalence of hepatitis B and C in elective surgical patients of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration: The study was conducted in Military Hospital Rawalpindi from 25 Aug 2004 to 19 Dec 2005. Patients and Methods: A total of 1502 patients ranging from 20 to 70 years (Mean age 37 SD ± 12), admitted for elective surgery in Gynaecology department, were screened for hepatitis B and C. Results: Hepatitis C was positive in 156(10.39%) patients, while hepatitis B was positive in only 20 (1.33%) patients and both hepatitis B & C were positive in 5 (0.33%) patients. Overall hepatitis viruses were positive in 181(12.5%) patients. Conclusion: Seroprevalence of hepatitis, especially hepatitis C is high in Gynaecology/obstetric patients. All patients undergoing surgical/invasive procedure should be screened for Hepatitis B & C.

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