HEPATITIS C IN DECEASED DRUG-ADDICTS

被引:8
作者
TRUBNER, K [1 ]
POLYWKA, S [1 ]
PUSCHEL, K [1 ]
LAUFS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HAMBURG,KRANKENHAUS EPPENDORF,INST MED MIKROBIOL & IMMUNOL,W-2000 HAMBURG 20,GERMANY
关键词
DRUG ADDICTS; DRUG DEATHS; HEPATITIS-B; HEPATITIS-C; HIV-INFECTION;
D O I
10.1007/BF01369579
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
Needle sharing among drug addicts leads to the transmission of infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and AIDS. After development of a test system based on gene technology against the hepatitis C virus (HCV), drug addicts have been regarded as an important reservoir for hepatitis C. In our study 113 (40.1%) out of 282 addicts who died from drug abuse in Hamburg between 1988 and 1990 had antibodies against HCV (anti-HCV). The prevalence of anti-HCV differed in various age groups; the highest prevalence was found in addicts aged 30-34 years. Co-infections with hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus were found in 57 drug addicts (59.4%) out of 96 deceased with antibodies to hepatitis B (anti-HBc), whereas only 8 out of 23 HIV-infected were anti-HCV positive (34.8%).
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页数:4
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