Prevalence of hepatitis C Virus infection among hemophiliacs in Central Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(5): 643-644, July 2002. tab
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ABSTRACT
In order to investigate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection prevalence and risk factors in hemophiliacs in Central Brazil, 90 patients were interviewed and serum samples tested for HCV RNA and anti-HCV antibodies. An overall prevalence of 63.3 percent (CI 95 percent 53.0-72.7) was found. Multivariate analysis of risk factors showed that number of blood transfusions was significantly associated with this infection. Most hemophiliacs received locally produced cryoprecipitate. All infected patients were transfused before the screening of blood units for anti-HCV. However, hemophiliacs who received exclusively screened cryoprecipitate were HCV negative. It confirms the expected decline in transfusion-acquired hepatitis C
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Sujet Principal:
Dialyse rénale
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Hépatite C
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Anticorps de l'hépatite C
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
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Parasitologie
Année:
2002
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fiocruz/BR
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Universidade Federal de Goiás/BR
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