Large-scale epidemiologic study on serum hepatitis C virus in patients at a tertiary first-class hospital in Hubei Province / 中国感染控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study infection status of hepatitis C virus(HCV)in patients at a tertiary first-class hos-pital in Hubei Province.Methods Detection results of HCV-IgG in hospitalized patients with non-digestive system diseases and patients in infectious diseases department between May 2012 and April 2014 were collected,HCV in-fection rates in patients of different genders and age groups were analyzed statistically.Results A total of 104 487 patients were conducted HCV detection,1 619 (1 .55%)were positive for HCV;HCV infection rates in male and female patients were 1 .56% and 1 .54% respectively,HCV infection rate was not significantly different between different genders,and different age groups(both P >0.05 ).Conclusion Positive rate of HCV in this study is lower than average national level,prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection caused by HCV should be intensified.