title: Incidence of hepatitis C infection in a hepatitis C endemic township in southern Taiwan.
abstract: To realize the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in an HCV endemic township, Tzukuan, in Taiwan, we conducted a follow-up community-based survey. A total of 173 adults, 82 males and 91 females, with mean age of 55.5 +/- 9.9 years received initial and follow-up anti-HCV tests with one-year interval. One (1.2%, 95% CI: 0%-5.5%) of 84 anti-HCV-positive subjects was negative-seroconversion, and 4 (4.5%, 95% CI: 0.2%-8.8%) of 89 anti-HCV-negative subjects were positive-seroconversion. The results indicated that hepatitis C might be still spreading in the HCV-endemic area now.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chue
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology