Article
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Surgical Population of Southeast China: A Large-Scale Multicenter Study.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 2020
Chen Ping, Zheng Yang, Cai Yubo, Zou Pengfei, Li Nan, Peng Conggao, Gao Hainv, Liu Jimin, Chen Yongping, Tong Zhaowei, Li Lanjuan
Abstract excerpt
Background: Chronic HCV infection affects 80 million people globally and may progress to advanced liver disease. The present study aims to investigate the present epidemiology of HCV infection in a southeastern Chinese surgical patient cohort. Methods: Blood samples obtained from 78,484 surgical patients from 18 different city and county hospitals were enrolled. The incidence of serum HCV antibody positivity, HCV...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- China
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Preoperative Period
- Prevalence