Insignificant prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C in a rural area of western Maharashtra.
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| ID: sea-64677
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the age-specific seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a rural population in Maharashtra.METHODS:
1054 serum samples collected from apparently healthy persons were tested by recombinant immunoblot assay for antibodies against HCV (anti-HCV). Anti-HCV positive samples were tested for HCV-RNA by nested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).RESULTS:
One man tested positive for anti-HCV; his sample was also HCV-RNA positive.CONCLUSIONS:
HCV infection is infrequent in this rural area in Maharashtra.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Child
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Rural Health
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Adolescent
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Hepatitis C
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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