title: [Prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV in blood donor candidates at the Campinas hemocenter].
abstract: Among 29833 donors evaluated we have found a prevalence of 1.52% for HBsAg and 11% for anti-HBc. The co-positivity anti-HBc/anti-HBs in 2783 donors HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive was 81.9%. The prevalence for HBsAg is low among Campinas donors, while anti-HBc presents high prevalence when compared to that of other countries. The anti-HCV detection in blood donors of Campinas has shown a positivity of 2.6% which is much higher than that of USA and Europe. About 36% of the anti-HCV positive donors are anti-HBc reagent, leading to the conclusion that these two "viruses" infect simultaneous or sequentially Brazilian blood donors.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Doenças Transmissíveis da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gonçales Júnior
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Boccato
authors.forename: R de J
authors.initials: Rde J
authors.lastname: Pedro
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Papaiordanou
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gonçales
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pellegrino Júnior
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D001938:Brazil; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies