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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) was studied in the operative practice of one surgeon for a period of 18 months (1/1/98-31/6/99). Patients were also tested for measurement of liver enzymes, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HbsAg). Out of a total of 911 consecutive patients, 37 (4.06%) were found to have anti-HCV antibodies, using a second-generation screening assay, and 10 (1.09%) to have anti-HBV antibodies. None of the patients (0%) had both anti-HBV antibodies and anti-HCV antibodies. Ten and 21 patients positive for HCV (27% and 56%) were found to have high AST and ALT levels, respectively; 1 and 1 patients positive for HBV (10% and 10%) were found to have high AST and ALT levels, respectively. The authors demonstrated the prevalence of HCV and HBV infection or previous exposure to be higher in the trauma patients (6.6%) who required orthopaedic surgery than in the elective orthopaedic patients (3.3%), and the need for full screening without risk factors. All values for p were calculated using Yates's corrected X2 or Student's t test.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-4749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Aspartate Aminotransferases, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Clinical Enzyme Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Hepatitis B, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Hepatitis B Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Hepatitis C, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Hospital Units, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Orthopedics, pubmed-meshheading:12025049-Traumatology
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in an orthopaedics and traumatology ward.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study