[Antibody prevalence for hepatitis C and other parenterally transmissible viral diseases in i. v. drug dependent patients].
Serum samples of 151 intravenous drug users were tested for markers of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and HTLV-I infection to estimate the prevalence of blood born virus infection in this high risk group. Anti HCV antibodies were found in 75% of sera. Seroprevalence for HIV was found 13%, for hepatitis B markers 68% and none for HTLV-I. Multiple infections have been very frequent.
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Zentrallabor, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spitals, Stadt Wien.
Pont
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Tomasits
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Bauer
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D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies
Antikörperprävalenz für Hepatitis C und weiterer parenteral übertragbarer Viruserkrankungen bei i.v. Drogenabhängigen.