Adnan Babar, Muhammad Waseem Ibrahim, Irfan Shah, Pareesa Rehman, Muhammad Usman Ali Awan, Muhammad.
Frequency of hepatitis B and C in oral and maxillofacial surgery patients at armed forces institute of dentistry.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;59(2):167-8.

Objective: To see the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers in oral and maxillofacial surgical patients. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID), Rawalpindi from June 2006 to July 2007. Patients and Methods: Patients who were admitted at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department during the study period for any kind of maxillofacial surgery were screened before operation for HBV, and HCV. Results: A total of 842 patients were screened. Eighty percent were males and 20% were females with age ranging from 5-70 years. HBV was positive in 7% patients and HCV was positive in 9% of patients. Conclusion: The high frequency of HBV and HCV in maxillofacial surgical patients suggests a routine screening for HBsAg and anti-HCV for all patients prior to surgery.

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