LOW-PREVALENCE OF ANTI-HCV ANTIBODY AMONG ITALIAN CHILDREN

被引：50

作者：

ROMANO, L

AZARA, A

CHIARAMONTE, M

DEMATTIA, D

GIAMMANCO, A

MOSCHEN, ME

SCARPA, B

STROFFOLINI, T

ZANETTI, AR

机构：

[1] UNIV MILAN,SCH MED,INST VIROL,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY

[2] UNIV SASSARI,INST HYG & PREVENT MED,I-07100 SASSARI,ITALY

[3] UNIV PADUA,INST INTERNAL MED,DEPT GASTROENTEROL,PADUA,ITALY

[4] UNIV PADUA,INST HYG,PADUA,ITALY

[5] UNIV BARI,DEPT PEDIAT,BARI,ITALY

[6] UNIV PALERMO,INST MICROBIOL,PALERMO,ITALY

[7] UNIV CAGLIARI,DEPT HYG,CAGLIARI,ITALY

[8] NATL HLTH INST,DEPT BIOSTAT & EPIDEMIOL,ROME,ITALY

来源：

INFECTION | 1994年 / 22卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF01715545

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

The seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibody was studied among 2,749 children and teenagers (1,438 males and 1,311 females) living in Italy. Anti-HCV antibody testing was positive by both EIA and RIBA in ten (0.36%) subjects. The positivity rate increased with age, ranging from 0 among children less than 6 years of age to 0.8% among those aged 17-19 years X(2) linear regression = 0.038). Anti-HCV prevalence ranged from 0.2% in northeastern regions and in Apulia to 0.6% in Sicily and Sardinia (p > 0.005), and no difference was seen between males (0.35%, C.I. 95%: 0.04-0.66) and females (0.38%, C.I. 95%: 0.04-0.66) (Fisher's exact test = 0.565). From these data it appears that in Italy HCV infection is an uncommon event during childhood.

引用

页码：350 / 352

页数：3

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