Clinical outcomes of women with transfusion-associated hepatitis C after 10-15 years follow-up / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
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(6): 132-136, 2004.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-281835
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>To investigate natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and related factors in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 41 women infected with HCV 10-15 years ago were evaluated in this study. Their clinical manifestations were recorded and sera tested for alamine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), and alpha-fetoprotein (alpha-FP), as well as virus markers. The B-type ultrasound examination was performed on the liver, gall bladder, spleen and pancreas. For virus markers, HCV RNA was detected with fluorogenic-quantitative polymerase-chain-reaction, HBsAg and anti-HCV antibody, with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ten to 15 years after infection, the infection was cleared spontaneously in 8 cases (19.51%); 73%(30/41) cases had signs at present, 32% (13/41) cases had mild ALT and/or AST elevation. On ultrasound examination, 83%(34/41) had mild degree 17%(7/41) moderate degree changes of the viral hepatitis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Women with HCV infection for 13 +/- 1 (10-15) years after transfusion had slight hepatic inflammation. A part of them had cleared the virus spontaneously.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Sangre
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ARN Viral
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China
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Epidemiología
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Hepacivirus
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Hepatitis C Crónica
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Reacción a la Transfusión
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Genética
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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