title: [The prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies among volunteer blood donors with elevated blood transaminase and antibodies to the B virus core antigen].
abstract: The use of non-specific markers before 1989 (increased serum transaminase values and antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen) as a screening method for blood donors in an attempt to decrease the incidence of post-transfusional non-A non-B hepatitis (currently hepatitis C virus) was a matter of controversy. To determine the impact of the use of these markers on the detection of blood donors infected with hepatitis C virus, a prospective study was undertaken in Málaga (1988-1989) with 5,003 volunteer donors with two objectives: a) to know the prevalence of these non-specific markers (anti-HBc and increased serum transaminase) and antibodies to HCV (anti-C100) in our blood donor population; b) to determine whether the presence of some of these non specific markers in blood donors was associated with a higher rate of virus C infection. The prevalence of antibodies to HCV in blood donors with increased serum transaminase and/or anti-HBc was significantly higher than the prevalence found among the general blood donor population.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gavilán Carrasco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González Santos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosario Díaz
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D000637:Transaminases
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de anticuerpos frente al virus de la hepatitis C entre donantes voluntarios de sangre con hipertransaminasemia y anticuerpos frente al core del virus B.