[Diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection: diagnostic value of the anti-HCV test].
Different groups of patients were analysed for antibody to hepatitis-C-virus (anti-HCV). A high prevalence was found in individuals with parenteral exposure (chronic Non-A, Non-B hepatitis, 77.5%, drug addicts 84.5%), while blood donors had a prevalence of 0.51%, this was significantly higher in patients with chronic type B hepatitis (30%), in homosexuals (22.5%) and in patients with different types of autoimmune hepatitis (57.2%). This indicates that differential diagnosis of chronic hepatitis and indications for alpha interferon therapy is not possible by simply anti-HCV testing. Further studies are required to establish the diagnostic value of the anti-HCV test.
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Mainz.
G
G
Hess
S
S
Rossol
R
R
Voth
H
H
Schütt
K H
KH
Meyer zum Büschenfelde
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D001782:Blood Donors; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000276:immunology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000276:immunology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens
Diagnose der Hepatitis-C-Virus(HCV)-Infektion: Diagnostische Wertigkeit des Anti-HCV-Tests.