title: Antibody to hepatitis C virus in volunteer blood donors of the Hospital de Especialidades, National Medical Center, Mexico City.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional, IMSS, México, D.F.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Islas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Revilla
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies