Seroepidemiology of HCV and HBV infection in northern China.
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.
Tao
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Institute of Hepatology, Beijing Medical University, China.
Wang
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Wang
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Chen
W R
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Sun
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Meng
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Watanabe
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Nishioka
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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
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies