title: [Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in a population of drug addicts and their heterosexual partners].
abstract: This study reports data concerning the prevalence of anti HCV in a population of 166 drug addicts and 25 partners (14 drug addicts and 11 with no history of substance abuse) of subjects proven anti HCV positive. The study was carried out in order to evaluate the importance of the haematic and sexual modes of transmission of HCV. The results obtained showed a prevalence of HCV infection in drug addicts with substantial statistic significance when compared with the prevalence in a population of donors. There is no evidence of statistically significant differences in prevalence between non-addicted partners and blood donors or between addicted partners and the general population of drug addicts. From these comparisons it is clear that haematic contact is an important source of contagion, whereas sexual contact appears to be of minor importance.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Tossicodipendenze, USL n. 3 Versilia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vannucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moncini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boffoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cancellotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012747:Sexual Partners; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Prevalenza della infezione da virus C della epatite in una popolazione di tossicodipendenti e dei loro partner eterosessuali.