[Detection of hepatitis C virus in the general population of Tunisia].
We searched for antibodies to hepatitis C in a sample of 3079 Tunisians in the suburban area of Tunis. 30 people were positive by ELISA and 22 were confirmed by immunoblotting. This result represents a prevalence of 0.71% which is close to the values reported in European countries of the Mediterranean area.
Gorgi
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Y
Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
Yalaoui
S
S
Ben Nejma
H L
HL
Azzouz
M M
MM
Hsairi
M
M
Ben Khelifa
H
H
Ayed
K
K
D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
Dépistage de l'hépatite virale C dans la population générale en Tunisie.