1.
Arch. med. res
;
25(3): 361-2, 1994. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-198822
ABSTRACT
The present survey was performed to assess the hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in volunteer blood donors of the National Medical Center, Hospital de Especialidades, Mexico City. Serum samples from 1100 individuals were collected. We selected second generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Abbot HCV EIA) test for the screening. The antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HVC) in the volunteer blood donors were positive in 0.7 per cent. The second generation ELISA test is useful as a screening test and may lead to decreasing the incidence of posttranfusional hepatitis C virus infection
Subject(s)
Antibodies, Viral/physiology , Blood Donors/supply & distribution , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Hepatitis C/blood , Hepatitis C/transmission , Serologic Tests , Blood Transfusion/adverse effects
2.
Rev. invest. clín
;
44(2): 284, abr.-jun. 1992. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-118220