title: [A seroprevalence study of the hepatitis C virus among multiply transfused patients].
abstract: A study was conducted on 61 polytransfused patients, 24 patients submitted to long lasting parenteral treatments, 116 blood donors and 132 controls. Immuno-enzymatic tests were used for detection of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV). They were found in 56 (91.8%) out of the 61 polytransfused patients, in 5 (4.3%) of the donors, in 5 (20.8%) of the patients with multiple treatments and in 5 (3.7%) controls. The VHB markers were detected at variable rates in all investigated groups. The high rate of seropositivity indicates that hepatitis C is becoming an important public health problem in Romania.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Virologie Stefan S. Nicolau, Bucarest, Roumanie.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antipa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teleguţă
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruţă
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cernescu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Târdei
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Copelovici
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoian
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tivgă
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoinărescu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Etudes sur la séroprévalence du virus de l'hépatite C chez les polytransfusés.