title: Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in acute non-A, non-B hepatitis in patients from different epidemiological categories.
abstract: The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) was determined in 65 patients with acute non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH). The results suggest that HCV is the most common causative agent in posttransfusion NANBH and in drug-related hepatitis. Detection of HCV antibodies does not appear to be a particularly useful diagnostic criterion due to the kinetics of the immune response in the course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Covadonga, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riestra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: San Román
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Navascues
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lombraña
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
mesh_terms: D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies