Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in patients of the Regional Viral Reference Laboratory (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Collect and analyze information regarding seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in a population of 722 patients that visited the Regional Viral Reference Laboratory (Maracaibo, Venezuela) during the years 2000-2003. An immunoenzymatic test INNOTEST HCV Ab IV of Innogenetics was used to evaluate...

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Published inRevista de gastroenterología del Perú Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 248 - 253
Main Authors Cuadra-Sánchez, César, Moronta-Piñango, Reyna, Córdova-Villanueva, Evelyn, Mindiola-Morles, Raimy, Araujo-Soto, Mary, Callejas-Monsalve, Diana, Porto-Espinoza, Leticia
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Peru 01.07.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hepacivirus - immunology
Hepatitis C - diagnosis
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - immunology
Hepatitis C Antibodies - analysis
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Immunoglobulin G - analysis
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Venezuela - epidemiology
Venezuela
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Summary:Collect and analyze information regarding seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in a population of 722 patients that visited the Regional Viral Reference Laboratory (Maracaibo, Venezuela) during the years 2000-2003. An immunoenzymatic test INNOTEST HCV Ab IV of Innogenetics was used to evaluate the presence of IgG type antibodies against the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the serum of the patients studied. Results obtained with respect to seroprevalence and other epidemiological variables, were organized and analyzed using SPSS 10.0 (Chicago, USA) and Origin Pro 7.5 (Northampton, USA) software. A seroprevalence of 2.63% (19,322) was found, higher than that reported in Venezuela for the general population (0.9%) and other groups. The infection was more frequent in men than in women. The most common symptoms in the infected patients were jaundice and cephalalgia (31.58%). The data reported shall update previous research in the zone and indicates the need to develop epidemiological control for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the State of Zulia.
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ISSN:1022-5129