title: [Detection of hepatitis C virus in the general population of Tunisia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gorgi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalaoui
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Ben Nejma
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Azzouz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hsairi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Khelifa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayed
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
vernacular_title: Dépistage de l'hépatite virale C dans la population générale en Tunisie.