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Detección temprana de infección por VHC en sujetos donadores de sangre rechazados por algún factor de riesgo que acuden al banco de sangre del Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Guillén, Alex Arturo De La Cruz Zermeño, Miriam Gabriela Reyes Gómez, Mayra Virginia Ramos Méndez, Sergio García Aguilar, Guadalupe Quintero Macuil, Paulo Roberto Rojas Morales, Margarita Yvón Valdez |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Background: about 180 million people worldwide are chronically infected by hepatitis C. This condition is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and the main indications for liver transplantation in the United States. objective: To determine the prevalence of infection with hepatitis C in blood donors rejected by some risk factors that come to the blood bank's medical center of the November 20 federal ISSSTE and compare the results with the national average. Material and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study which included a total of 500 donors of both sexes declined by some risk factors for HCV occurred between April 2008 and April 2009 were applied a questionnaire and informed consent rejected those subjects with a factor risk is performed by a rapid immunoassay test for detection of HCV. Were a total of 500 questionnaires in subjects refused blood bank in which they detected a total of 100 subjects with risk factors for HCV with which they perform a rapid test for detection of viruses, the results have been obtained and perform statistical analysis. results: The prevalence of hepatitis virus carriers ''C'' was 1.0% (5 patients) value of P (0.4,95% CI 0.902,1.098), representing a 0.6% in men with a total of 3 patients and a 0.4% in women with a total of 2 patients, with ages ranging from 25 to 64years.The predominant risk factor for HCV were transfusions before 1992 with a total of 3patients (60%), surgery and transfusion before 1992, 1 patient (20%), risk of work (by contaminated needle punction) 1 patient (20%). |
| Starting Page | 238 |
| Ending Page | 243 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/medintmex/mim-2011/mim113e.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
