Serum Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis Type A–C inParenteral Drug Addicts
Authors:
V. Mravčík 1; H. Šebáková 1; A. Kania 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Centrum epidemiologie, Okresní hygienická stanice, Karviná, 2 Oddělení imunologie, Okresní hygienická stanice, Karviná
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Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2000, č. 1, s. 19-23
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Overview
Markers of viral hepatitis A–C of 99 intravenous drug users predominantly (in 96%) from the Karvinádistrict were examined from March 1998 to February 1999. Pervitin (methamphetamine) was thebasic drug in all subjects. Anti-HAV was detected in 6.4% of VHA non-vaccinated individuals,anti-HAV/IgM was not found in any case, HBsAg was detected in 4.0% (acute VHB was diagnosed inall these cases), anti-HBc in 9.2% and anti-HCV in 25.0% of the investigated cases. Our resultsconfirmed the importance of drug use by injection, esp. needle sharing, for the spread VHB andVHC. In case of VHA the fecal-oral route of transmission in this subpopulation is dominant.
Key words:
drug use by injection – needle sharing – viral hepatitis – serological overview.
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