title: Seroepidemiology of HCV and HBV infection in northern China.
abstract: The HCVAb positive rate in normal population in Beijing was 2.1% and HBsAg positive rate was 2.5%. There is an increasing tendency in the aged group. Plasmapheresis might have been the major cause of HCV transmission in blood donors in the Hebei area. There was a high prevalence of HCVAb and HBsAg in chronic liver diseases in the Beijing area and the HCVAb-positive rate significantly increased corresponding to disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatology, Beijing Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Q M
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishioka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies