title: Prevalence of anti-HCV in subjects of various age groups.
abstract: 812 serum samples from 382 males and 430 females from various age groups were examined. All the samples were tested for anti-HCV hepatitis C virus, anti-HBc and HBsAg with an enzymeimmunoassay. The total serum prevalence was 2.9% for anti-HVC, 22.2% for anti-HBc and 4.6% for HBsAg. The seropositivity rates of anti-HCV and anti-HBc tended to increase with age, while for HBsAg a more regular pattern was observed for the different subject groups. The fact that anti-HCV are more frequently found together with HBV markers confirms the existence of similar modes of transmission of the two viruses.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pianetti
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruscolini
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baffone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvaggio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies