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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Abscess/complications , Streptococcus agalactiae/isolation & purification , Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/complications , Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/diagnosis , Cefotaxime/therapeutic use , Urinary Tract Infections/complications , Urinary Tract Infections/diagnosis , Laparotomy/methods , Hysterectomy/methods , Ovariectomy/methods , Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/therapy , Salpingitis/complications , Salpingitis/diagnosis , Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapyABSTRACT
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Adult , Male , Humans , Abdominal Pain , Treatment Outcome , Fusobacterium Infections , Fusobacterium necrophorumABSTRACT
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Adult , Male , Humans , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency , Arthritis , Celiac Disease , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) among relatives and other persons cohabiting with HCV carriers, as an indication of the risk of intradomestic transmission. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: A transversal study of series of clinical cases. A questionnaire was applied to the index cases (IC) and contact cases (CC), differentiating sexual contacts (SC) from non sexual contacts (NSC). PATIENTS: One hundred and sixty four IC and 533 CC were included. Information on parenteral risk factors, type of sexual relationship, period of exposure, and other epidemiological variables was obtained. Antibodies to HCV (HCV-Ab) were determined by 2nd generation ELISA. RESULTS: In eighty eight IC (53.6%) no parenteral risk factors were found. In 99 IC (62.8%) a liver biopsy showed chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. Twelve CC (2.25%) turned out to be HCV-Ab (+), a ratio above that found in our city (0.3%, p < 0.001), however the comparison should be taken with caution. No significant differences were found with respect to several epidemiological variables, including type of sexual relationship, and socioeconomic indicators, between CC HCV-Ab (+) and (-). Stage of liver disease in the IC and relationship between IC and CC did not increase the risk of being HCV-Ab positive. In HCVAb positive CC a higher proportion of parenteral risk factors (p < 0.001), elevated ALT (p < 0.001) and sharing of personal tools (p < 0.01) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Intrafamiliar transmission of HCV is poorly documented and it is related to the presence of parenteral risk factors. The actual prevalence of HCVAb in a general population is unknown, rendering difficult to make definite conclusions.
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Carrier State/transmission , Hepatitis C/transmission , Adolescent , Adult , Carrier State/epidemiology , Coitus , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Family , Female , Hepacivirus/immunology , Hepatitis C/epidemiology , Hepatitis C Antibodies/analysis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Socioeconomic FactorsSubject(s)
Blood Transfusion , Carrier State/diagnosis , Hepatitis C Antibodies/analysis , Hepatitis C/transmission , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Hepacivirus/immunology , Hepatitis C/diagnosis , Humans , Immunoblotting , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Transfusion ReactionSubject(s)
Erythema Chronicum Migrans , Adolescent , Adult , Erythema Chronicum Migrans/diagnosis , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/complications , Chylous Ascites/complications , Thrombophlebitis/etiology , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/diagnosis , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/surgery , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/complications , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/diagnosis , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/surgery , Chylous Ascites/diagnosis , Heart Transplantation , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiography, Thoracic , Subclavian Vein , Thrombophlebitis/diagnosis , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Diarrhea/chemically induced , Ticlopidine/adverse effects , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chronic Disease , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
The prevalence of antibodies against the hepatitis C virus (HCV Ab) was studied in a group of 126 stable heterosexual couples of HCV Ab carriers. Only 1.59% of the couples was positive with no significant differences observed with regard to the prevalences seen in donors from the same area. The HCV Ab positive couples had shared toiletry articles but no other risk factors were detected. The authors conclude that the sexual transmission of the HCV is scarce.
