Antibody to hepatitis C virus in volunteer blood donors of the Hospital de Especialidades, National Medical Center, Mexico City.
The present survey was performed to assess the hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in volunteer blood donors of the National Medical Center, Hospital de Especialidades, Mexico City. Serum samples from 1100 individuals were collected. We selected second generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Abbott HCV EIA) test for the screening. The antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in the volunteer blood donors were positive in 0.7%. The second generation ELISA test is useful as a screening test and may lead to decreasing the incidence of posttransfusional hepatitis C virus infection.
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Division of Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional, IMSS, México, D.F.
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D001782:Blood Donors; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies