title: HBV & HCV - awareness in acute abdomen emergency cases.
abstract: A study was conducted on 100 cases of Acute abdomen admitted in surgery department of Govt Medical college and Rajendra Hospital, Patiala, India. Study group included patients with different abdominal emergencies, e.g. gastrointestinal perforation, intestinal obstruction, acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis etc. Out of these, three cases were positive for HBsAg alone, one for anti Hepatitis C-Virus (HCV) alone and one was positive for both HBsAg and anti HCV.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research , Bathinda,India .
authors.forename: Hardeep Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research , Bathinda,India .
authors.forename: Gurmanpreet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research , Bathinda,India .
authors.forename: Amarjit Kaur
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gill
keywords: Acute abdomen; Anti HCV; HBsAg; HCWs