title: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among candidates for blood donation at the Hospital General de Mexico.
abstract: Among the NonA-nonB hepatitis, only hepatitis C is exclusively of parenteral transmission. The reported seroprevalence among blood donors in the world ranges from 0.5 to 6.0%. In order to discover the seroprevalence of anti-HCV in candidates for blood donation at the General Hospital of Mexico, 330 individuals were studied. Determination of anti-HCV was performed by the UBI HCV EIA diagnostic test. Risk factors such as history of major surgery, transfusions, drug addiction, etc were also assessed. There were only 4 seropositive patients (1.2%), 95% CI = (0, 2.75%). Only major surgery was associated with seropositivity. It was not possible to exclude hemotransfusion during surgery as a risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Epidemiologia Clinica, Hospital General de Mexico, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merino-Conde
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Orozco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rojo-Medina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tovar
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies