Anticuerpos anti-virus hepatitis C (VHC) en diversos cuadros patológicos en Chile / Anti-hepatitis C viral antibodies in different pathological entities in Chile

RESUMO

In order to determine the prevalence of anti-hipatitis C viral antivbodies in chile, we determined antibody titers in preserved serum form 91 subjects using an ELISA method. The number and percentage of patients with positive titers was as follows hemophiliacs withouth evidence of liver disease 88% (n=25); prostitutes 0% (n=25); sporadic non A non B hepatitis )% (n=12); chronic non alcoholic hepatitis with negative anti-HbsAg and anti HBc 26% (n=10); hepatomas with negative iters as indicated for the previous group 30% (n=10); post transfusion non A non B hepatitis 66% (n=3). These results suggest that transfusion of blood products may be tha main etiologic factor for hepatitis C in our population