Incidence of hepatitis C infection in a hepatitis C endemic township in southern Taiwan.

S. N. Lu; P. Y. Chue; I. L. Chen; J. H. Wang; J. F. Huang; C. F. Peng; Chun-Hsiung Shih; W. Y. Chang

Incidence of hepatitis C infection in a hepatitis C endemic township in southern Taiwan.

S. N. Lu^*, P. Y. Chue, I. L. Chen, J. H. Wang, J. F. Huang, C. F. Peng, Chun-Hsiung Shih, W. Y. Chang

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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To realize the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in an HCV endemic township, Tzukuan, in Taiwan, we conducted a follow-up community-based survey. A total of 173 adults, 82 males and 91 females, with mean age of 55.5 +/- 9.9 years received initial and follow-up anti-HCV tests with one-year interval. One (1.2%, 95% CI: 0%-5.5%) of 84 anti-HCV-positive subjects was negative-seroconversion, and 4 (4.5%, 95% CI: 0.2%-8.8%) of 89 anti-HCV-negative subjects were positive-seroconversion. The results indicated that hepatitis C might be still spreading in the HCV-endemic area now.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	605-608
Number of pages	4
Journal	Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume	13
Issue number	10
State	Published - 10 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Incidence of hepatitis C infection in a hepatitis C endemic township in southern Taiwan.

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