Seroprevalence of antibody to the hepatitis C virus in methamphetamine abusers / 예방의학회지
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
;
: 465-472, 1991.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-216250
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection in drug abusers. The subjects were 141 inpatients who had been admitted to a general hospital with the symptoms and signs of methamphetamine intoxication. Seroprevalence of antibody to the hepatitis C virus(anti-HCV) was 60.3%,(85/141) and it was higher in the group with increased frequency and duration of drug abuse, but such a relationship was not found in the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg). These findings suggested the possibility of high prevalence of HCV infection in methamphetamine abusers, and the importance of repetitive percutaneous injection in the transmission of HCV infection.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Prevalence
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Drug Users
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis B
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Hospitals, General
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Inpatients
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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