Antibody to hepatitis C virus in acute, self-limited, type B hepatitis.
Sera from 104 patients with self-limited, acute type B hepatitis were tested for the presence of anti-HCV antibodies. The results show that especially drug users with acute type B (and occasionally coinfected with type D) hepatitis commonly are infected with HCV. Furthermore, HCV infection may have preceded infection with the other agents and may be responsible for high ALT levels.
Rodríguez
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M
Hospital Covadonda, Oviedo, Spain.
Suárez
A
A
Cimadevilla
R
R
Riestra
S
S
Navascues
C A
CA
Sala
P
P
Rodrigo
L
L
D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D000410:Alanine Transaminase