Article
Analysis of the shift of the transmission pattern for hepatitis C in a community in Central Italy.
The new microbiologica - 1 Jul 2006
Petti Stefano, Divizia Maurizio, Donia Domenica, D' Arca Adele Simonetti, Tarsitani Gianfranco, Fabi Giuliano, Panà Augusto
Abstract excerpt
Anti-HCV and HCV-RNA prevalence among adults from an isolated Central Italian community were 16.3% and 9.0%; 3.0%, 2.3% among 25-to-49-year-olds, 27.6%, 14.7% among older subjects. 1b genotype prevailed (88.5%). 1a, la/1b, 4 were also isolated. Seropositivity was associated with age > 50 years, public dental health care, glass syringe use, surgical interventions. The transmission pattern seems to be shifting from...
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