| Literature DB >> 9385776 |
S N Lu1, P Y Chue, I L Chen, J H Wang, J F Huang, C F Peng, C H Shih, W Y Chang.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9385776
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Kaohsiung J Med Sci ISSN： 1607-551X Impact factor: 2.744