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Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world. In 2015, the prevalence of HCV RNA was found to be 7.0%.(1) The prevalence of HCV was studied in Rheumatoid arthritis in few studies(2,3), but to our knowledge, no previous work studied it in other rheumatologic diseases.
Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world. In 2015, the prevalence of HCV RNA was found to be 7.0%.(1) The prevalence of HCV was studied in Rheumatoid arthritis in few studies(2,3), but to our knowledge, no previous work studied it in other rheumatologic diseases.
This study aims at detecting the prevalence of subclinical HCV infection in different rheumatologic disease groups in Egypt.
Consecutive patients with different rheumatologic diseases from seven- geographically different- rheumatology departments were prospectively studied. None of the patients was known to have previous HCV infection. Patients' serum samples were screened for the presence of anti-HCV antibodies. Patients with positive serology were further evaluated for the presence of HCV ribonucleic acid by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCV RT-PCR | Diagnostic Test | HCV ribonucleic acid by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| HCV RT-PCR | positive | 3 months |
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All rheumatologic and other muscloskeletal diseased patients attending Rheumatology clinic Assuit university hospital
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Manal Hassanien, MD | Assiut University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiut governorate | Asyut | Egypt |
detecting the prevalence of subclinical HCV infection in different rheumatologic disease groups in Egypt
3 months
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
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Patients' serum samples were screened for the presence of anti-HCV antibodies. All Patients were further evaluated for the presence of HCV ribonucleic acid by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |