[Serologic and genomic research by PCR of hepatitis C virus in different populations in Lomé (Togo)].
An epidemiological survey carried out on several groups at University Hospital of Lome showed that the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies is 3.3 % among blood donors, 1.3 % in STD positive subjects and 6.1 % in hospitalized patients. The disparity of the HCV seropositivity rate was not statistically significant among HIV-infected and non-infected subjects (6.9 % vs 3.3 % respectively). The HCV RNA was most frequently recovered from patients, whose serological pattern was confirmed but also from 30 % of subjects, for whom the HCV serology was proved. This shows the limits of serological tests in Africa.
Agbodjan
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Départment de bactériologie-virologie-hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges.
Prince-David
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Nicot
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T
Dagnra
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C
Denis
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F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D014037:Togo
D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral
Recherche sérologique et génomique par PCR du virus de l'hépatite C dans différentes populations à Lomé (Togo).