بيمارستان هاجر شهركرد سال 8731 C در افراد خانواده بيماران تالاسمي مبتلا به هپاتيت C بررسي شيوع هپاتيت

Hepatitis C among families of thalassemic patients suffering from hepatitis C in Shahrekord, 1999

Considering the high prevalence of hepatitis C and its undetermined routes of transmission in 35% of the cases, this survey was performed to find the rate of intrafamilial transmission among the families of thalassemic patients suffering from hepatitis C in Shahrekord, 1999. The tests of ALT and anti HCV antibody were carried out in 136 persons from 25 thalassemic families at two phases of 6 months apart. The average age of the sample was 22.4±14.3 and 51.5% were female. Five persons had contact with the patientʹs needle (needle stick). No rise in ALT was seen and all of the cases were anti HCV negative. Also, no case of hepatitis C was found among the families of thalassemic patients. In conclusion, intrafamilial transmission was not detected but due to its possibility and since a great number of patients has no other risk factor, this transmission route could not be ignored.