title: Epidemiology of anti-HCV antibodies in France. Viral Hepatitis Study Group of the French Blood Transfusion Society.
abstract: The aim of this large survey which covered 173,038 unselected blood donors, was to determine the seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibodies and surrogate markers (ALT and anti-HBc) in France. The results revealed a frequency of 0.63% of anti-HCV positive donors. The correlation with surrogate markers was very poor but since we know nothing about the infectivity of anti-HCV negative donations, screening of surrogate markers must still be performed to prevent post-transfusional hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: CRTS, Vandoeuvre, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aguelles
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janot
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D000410:Alanine Transaminase