title: [Drug addiction and hepatitis C: does a correlation exist between the laboratory and clinical pictures?].
abstract: The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies reaches 90% positive among intravenous drug addicts. The authors evaluate the possibility of relating laboratory findings to clinical evolution of hepatitis C. Besides, a comparison between first generation anti-HCV system ELISA and the newer RIBA detection system showed no significant difference.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Tossicodipendenze, USSL 24, Bormio.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Marioni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Butelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Tossicomania ed epatite C: esiste una correlazione tra laboratorio e clinica?