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7803548

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Hepatitis B and C serological markers were evaluated in indigent patients living in a workhouse in Caracas, Venezuela. Three out of 146 specimens were reactive for HBsAg (2.1%) and 41 for anti-HBc (28%). Eight sera were reactive for antibodies against HCV, and 7 were confirmed by immunoblot assays (4.8%). Four out of these 7 HCV-positive sera were also HCV-RNA positive. The prevalence for viral hepatitis markers was significantly higher than that found in blood donor population in Caracas. The probable risk factors associated with this high prevalence of blood-borne viral hepatitis were: promiscuity, transfusion, drug addiction, alcoholism and history of reclusion. This high prevalence of hepatitis B and C compels the precaution for medical and paramedical staff attending this kind of patients.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0535-5133
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[High prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in an indigent community in Caracas, Venezuela].
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Atención Integral al Indigente Luis Ordaz, San Martín, Caracas, Venezuela.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract