The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections reported in Pakistan. Frequent dialysis treatment of hemodialysis patients exposes them to a high risk of HCV infection. The main purpose of this paper is to quantify the prevalence of HCV in hemodialy...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Muhammad Usman, Aqsa Sarwar, Rizwana Majeed, Baki Billah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232931