The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Korea: Pooled Analysis

This study evaluated the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in Korea. Pooled estimates of the anti-HCV positivity were calculated using the data published in 15 reports on the general population and health check-up examinees. The overall pooled estimate of the prevalence of HCV among m...

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Autores principales: Shin, Hai-Rim, Hwang, Soon Young, Nam, Chung-Mo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2005
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16361809
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2005.20.6.985
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Sumario:This study evaluated the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in Korea. Pooled estimates of the anti-HCV positivity were calculated using the data published in 15 reports on the general population and health check-up examinees. The overall pooled estimate of the prevalence of HCV among middle-aged adults (40 yr old and above) was 1.68% (95% confidence interval: 1.51-1.86%) during the year of 1990-2000 among the general population. Most of the published data indicated that the prevalence of anti-HCV increased with age. The anti-HCV positivity was significantly higher in females than in males. Because the risk of HCV exposure in blood recipients has decreased remarkably, the spread of HCV through means other than a transfusion must be prevented.

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