title: [Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in school children in an urban and suburban area of Madrid].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  School children of the Autonomous Community of Madrid.
  
  
  METHODS
  560 school children of 4 and 17 years-old.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ELISA II the anti-HCV appeared in 0,36% of population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our prevalence is the same a other studies and we think that it haven't different factors in our community different of others with a similar prevalence in adults population.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil Miguel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruedas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santos Santos
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Rey Calero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013383:Suburban Population; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de infección por el virus de la hepatitis C en escolares de un área urbana y periurbana de Madrid.