title: Follow-up of patients with hepatitis non-A, non-B: incidence and persistence of anti-HCV depend on route of transmission.
abstract: Of 32 patients with non-A, non-B hepatitis, 10 (31%) were still anti-HCV-positive 12.8 years after the acute phase of the disease. Seven of the patients (21.9%) still had elevated ALT levels, and among these, 5 out of 5 patients who had been subject to parenteral risk were anti-HCV-positive. In contrast, none of the patients who had not been subject to parenteral risks were positive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gmelin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kurzen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kallinowski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goeser
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kommerell
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Theilmann
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies