Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis and primary hepatocellular carcinoma in most parts of the world. The prevalence of HCV infection worldwide has been estimated to be about 3%. Hence the present study was carried out to detect the prevalence of hepatitis C in patients of chronic liver disease. Eighty patients with clinically suspected Chronic Liver Disease attending the outpatient department or admitted in the K R Hospital attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore from January 2012 to December 2012, were screened for anti-HCV. | Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among chronic liver disease patients in a tertiary care hospital
