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September 10, 2025Academia Open

Sero Positivity of Hepatitis C among Patients with β-Thalassemia Major in Karbala Center

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Among 254 thalassemia major patients, 17 (6.7%) tested positive for hepatitis C.
Infection rates increased with age and blood transfusion frequency, highlighting significant health risks.
Seropositivity was highest among patients over 12 years, with 9 out of 78 testing positive.
The findings stress the critical need for improved blood screening techniques like PCR.

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Retrospective analysis shows seropositivity for hepatitis C in thalassemia patients, indicating blood transfusion risk.

Muhsin et al. (2025) studied this question.

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