الفهرس 
Hepatitis C Virus
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Abstract
Egypt has the highest hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence worldwide most probably due to the past parenteral antibilharzial treatment
A cross sectional study was done, 100 patients of chronic hepatitis C infection were enrolled from National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI). All patients were interviewed using a standard questionnaire including personal data, risk factors of HCV infection and history of smoking in details. Hepatitis markers, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and liver biopsy were done
This study found that:
- Tobacco smoking is significantly associated with liver cirrhosis in chronic HCV patients
- There was significant association between smoking and each grade of inflammation
- There was no significant difference between cirrhotic status and socio-demographic characters.