Anticuerpos anti-virus hepatitis C (VHC) en diversos cuadros patológicos en Chile / Anti-hepatitis C viral antibodies in different pathological entities in Chile

RESUMO

In order to determine the prevalence of anti-hipatitis C viral antivbodies in chile, we determined antibody titers in preserved serum form 91 subjects using an ELISA method. The number and percentage of patients with positive titers was as follows: hemophiliacs withouth evidence of liver disease 88% (n=25); prostitutes 0% (n=25); sporadic non A non B hepatitis )% (n=12); chronic non alcoholic hepatitis with negative anti-HbsAg and anti HBc 26% (n=10); hepatomas with negative iters as indicated for the previous group 30% (n=10); post transfusion non A non B hepatitis 66% (n=3). These results suggest that transfusion of blood products may be tha main etiologic factor for hepatitis C in our population