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Community Acquired And Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C "Is There A Difference?", A R. Qureshi, S Hamid, W Jafri, F Ejaz, H Shah, Z Abbas, S Abid, H Khan
Community Acquired And Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C "Is There A Difference?", A R. Qureshi, S Hamid, W Jafri, F Ejaz, H Shah, Z Abbas, S Abid, H Khan
Section of Gastroenterology
We analyzed 77 consecutive hepatitis C antibody positive patients to compare the history, laboratory data and histological features of community acquired (CA) and post-transfusion (PT) hepatitis C. Forty-six patients had "CA" and 31 "PT" hepatitis C. Mean age in both groups was same (45.67 vs 46 years). Male to female ratio was 2:1 in the CA group and 1:2.4 in the PT group. Mean duration between jaundice and first presentation was 8.9 years in the CA group and the mean duration between transfusion and first presentation was 9.8 years in PT group. No significant difference was found between two groups …