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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2015; 21(38): 10790-10810
Published online Oct 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i38.10790
Table 5 Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among hemophilia patients in Iran
AuthorYear of studyCity or provinceLocationNo. of participantsNo. of positive samplesPrevalenceTestRef.
Mansour-Ghanaei1999GilanNorth1017271.30%RIBA[120]
Torabi2004East AzarbaijanNorth-West1307256.00%ELISA, RIBA[121]
Valizadeh2010West AzarbaijanNorth-West3538.57%ELISA, RIBA and RT-PCR[122]
Mousavian2003-2005TehranNorth-Center109580272.30%ELISA and RT-PCR[123]
Kalantari2008-2010IsfahanCenter61549580.50%ELISA[124]
34756.40%RT-PCR
Mobini2006YazdCenter774153.20%ELISA[125]
3849.40%RT-PCR
Yazdani1996-2010IsfahanCenter35023166.00%ELISA[126]
Javadzadeh Shahshahani2003YazdCenter743648.60%ELISA and RIBA[127]
Samimi-Rad2004MarkaziWest-Center763444.70%ELISA[128]
3343.40%RIBA
2330.26%RT-PCR
Mahdaviani2004MarkaziWest-Center682638.20%ELISA[129]
2536.70%RIBA
Karimi1999-2000ShirazSouth2814415.65%ELISA and immunoblot[130]
Assarehzadegan2008-2009AhvazSouth-West874754.00%ELISA[131]
4248.30%RT-PCR
Zahedi2002KermanSouth-East974344.30%ELISA and RIBA[132]
Sharifi-Mood2003-2006Zahedan, Sistan and BaluchistanSouth-East812429.60%ELISA and immunoblot[133]
Esfahani2012HamadanWest894449.40%ELISA[134]
1516.70%RT-PCR