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1312068

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
In an anonymous survey, 433 sera from Canadian individuals of selected categories were tested for the presence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) using a recombinant antigen-based immunoassay. About 50% of intravenous drug abusers (IVDA), 10% of transfusion recipients and an overall average of 7.9% of male homosexuals were reactive for antibody to HCV. Individuals with jaundice and negative hepatitis B virus (HBV) serology were not reactive for antibody to HCV compared with 26.7% of those with positive HBV serology. Similarly 58% of male Federal prisoners with positive HBV serology were also HCV-antibody reactive compared with 15% of those with negative HBV serology. A prevalence of 1.2% was recorded for individuals not in any of the above groups. Of 433 sera, 92 were reactive and the discrimination in absorbance values between reactive and not reactive samples was good except for 13 sera, eight of which gave values considerably higher than the average negative value and five which were just above the positive threshold.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0300-5771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibody to hepatitis C virus in selected groups of a Canadian urban population.
pubmed:affiliation
Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Southern Alberta, Calgary, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article