title: [Results of detection of hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV) in blood donors and selected patients].
abstract: The authors examined 509 donors for potential carriership of the virus of hepatitis C (HCV), using kits for the detection of anti-HCV. Concurrently they examined also 110 hameatological patients who had a major transfusion of blood, plasma and its derivatives. They found that in the so-called healthy population anti-HCV is present in 0.39%. In haematological patients, i.e. patients with frequent haemotherapy they detected 29 positive cases, i.e. 26.36%. The largest number of anti-HCV positive patients was in the group of haemocoagulopathies. The investigation confirmed the close association between haemotherapy and the transmission of HCV. The authors draw attention to the need to introduce anti-HCV examinations in the transfusion service as an important preventive provision.
authors.affiliation: Klinika hematológie a transfuziológie, Bratislava.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nováková
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pokorná
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hrubisko
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Výsledky vysetrenia protilátok proti virusu hepatidy C (anti-HCV) u dárcov krvi a vybraných chorých.