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Volume 5, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Infect Dis Ther, an open access journal
ISSN:2332-0877
Infectious Diseases 2017
August 21-23, 2017
3
rd
Annual Congress on
Infectious Diseases
August 21-23, 2017 San Francisco, USA
Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Chennai, south India during the year 2014
Pavithra S
1, 2
, Magesh S
1, 3
and
Bupesh G
1
1
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, India
2
University of the Pacific, USA
3
King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, India
H
epatitis C Virus (HCV) is known to cause serious complications such as chronic liver cirrhosis, liver failure and
hepatocellular carcinoma. Globally 3% of the population is affected by HCV infection. Tamil Nadu, a southern state
of India; accounts for 0.5% of this disease. The present study aims at analyzing the prevalence of HCV infection in different
age groups in the population of Tamil Nadu. The samples were received and collected from primary health care, private and
government hospitals. A total of 751 HCV susceptible samples were screened for anti-HCV antibodies by ELISA. Among the
751 samples, 41 samples were positive, which was further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Our study revealed that
pediatric age groups 1-5 and 6-12 were predominantly affected by HCV, with high incidence among males. The statistical
analysis student t-test was performed and the distribution was significant across groups. In addition, other epidemiological
parameters were also analyzed as a part of this study.
Biography
Pavithra S is a Visiting Scholar in Genetics and Stem Cell Laboratory at University of Pacific, San Francisco, where she is currently researching the effect of Folic
Acid in ameliorating hypoxia induced stem cell changes, and its correlation to non-syndromic craniofacial cleft lip and palate. She obtained her medical degree from
India, at the culmination of which she was awarded the “Best Outgoing Student” for her academic excellence and research interests. She worked in the Department
of Internal Medicine where she treated patients and organized medical camps in rural and underserved areas. She plans to continue her research and provide
healthcare as a Physician in the US.
pavithrasaikumar@gmail.comPavithra S et al., J Infect Dis Ther 2017, 5:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-026