Hepatitis C in Peru: risk factors for infection, potential iatrogenic transmission, and genotype distribution.

Sánchez, José L.; Sjögren, Maria H.; Callahan, Johnny D.; Watts, Douglas M.; Lucas, Carmen Villar; Abdel‐Hamid, Mohamed; Constantine, Niel T.; Hyams, Kenneth C.; Hinostroza, Santos; Figueroa-Barrios, Rolando; Cuthie, Judith C.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2000.63.242

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“…Parenteral exposure has been well documented as a major risk factor for HCV transmission [17][18][19][20][21][22]. In our study, all eight cases had at least one parenteral risk factor.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

“…In our study, all eight cases had at least one parenteral risk factor. The practice of unsafe injections in the healthcare settings as a major contributor to HCV transmission in developing countries is well accepted [18,20,23]. The World Health Organization has estimated that 16 billion health care injections are administered annually in its developing and transitional member countries [24] and that overuse and unsafe injecting are at epidemic proportions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Healthcare settings have several potential parenteral contributors to HCV transmission, with blood transfusion, surgery, dental treatment, acupuncture and therapeutic injections (especially with nondisposable syringes), and high frequency of injection documented as independent predictors of HCV infection [18,20,23,[26][27][28][29][30]. Those who had ever been in a hospital were 2.1 to 3.7 times more likely to have acquired HCV [20,26,[28][29][30][31][32]. In our study, participants who had more than one hospital admission were found to be 7.2 times more likely to have HCV than those who had never been admitted.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in rural north Vietnam

2007

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Background In Vietnam, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injecting drug users and patients with liver disease is known to be high, yet the magnitude of HCV in the general population, particularly in rural areas, has not been clearly estimated. A community-based study was used to determine the prevalence of HCV infection in a rural population of north Vietnam and explore risk factors associated with HCV acquisition. Method A community-based viral hepatitis seroprevalence study using a multistage sampling method to recruit participants was undertaken. The study population size (n = 837) had been determined on the basis of estimated hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence. Information on demography and potential risk factors were obtained using face-to-face interviews, and all selected participants were tested for anti-HCV antibody. Results HCV prevalence in the study population was 1.0% (95% CI: 0.4%-1.9%). Hospital admission (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 7.19; 95% CI: 1.59-32.53; P = .01) and having tattoos (AOR: 13.37: 95% CI: 1.86-96.15; P = .01) were independent predictors of HCV infection, and farmers were less likely to have HCV infection than those in other occupations (AOR: 0.19; 95% CI: 0.04-0.84; P = .02). Conclusion The prevalence of HCV infection is low in the general rural population in northern Vietnam. An association between HCV infection and hospital admission and tattoos indicate a need to improve the standards of infection control in healthcare and other settings in this region.

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“…Parenteral exposure has been well documented as a major risk factor for HCV transmission [17][18][19][20][21][22]. In our study, all eight cases had at least one parenteral risk factor.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in rural north Vietnam

2007

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“…These data corroborate our community-based investigations of risk factors for anti-HCV. [26][27][28] Other than blood transfusions, percutaneous risk factors in our subjects differ from those in developed countries, [29][30][31][32][33][34][35] with intravenous drug abuse being very rare in the Nile Delta.…”

Section: Hepatitis C Infection In Chronic Liver Diseasementioning

confidence: 91%

Role of hepatitis C infection in chronic liver disease in Egypt.

Strickland

Elhefni²,

Salman³

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

114

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Abstract. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered the most common etiology of chronic liver disease (CLD) in Egypt, where prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) is ∼ 10-fold greater than in the United States and Europe. Reported are results that show the role of HCV in both overt and occult CLD, the risk factors for CLD and for HCV infection, and the relative importance of chronic HCV, hepatitis B, or both in causing hepatic morbidity. Case patients included 237 new outpatients at the National Liver Institute. Controls comprised 212 sex-and age-matched neighbors without liver disease. Case patients were more likely than controls to report a history of blood transfusions, schistosomiasis, or parenteral therapy for schistosomiasis; to have anti-HCV, HCV RNA, hepatitis B surface antigen, and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevations; and to have abdominal ultrasound findings of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and splenomegaly. Anti-HCV-positive case patients were more likely than anti-HCV-negative patients to be male, older, and farmers; to have received a blood transfusion or parenteral therapy for schistosomiasis; to have ALT elevations; and to have ultrasound findings of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and spleen enlargement. Anti-HCV-positive controls were more likely than anti-HCV-negative controls to have received parenteral therapy for schistosomiasis. These data support the belief that HCV is the predominant cause of CLD in Egypt and suggest there is a large underlying reservoir of HCV-caused liver disease.

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“…On the other hand, most evidence for the association of hepatitis C virus infection with acupuncture came from epidemiological and case control studies. In more than 10 of these studies carried out in different parts of the world, acupuncture was found to be an independent risk factor for hepatitis C virus infections (Karmochkine et al, 2006;Kweon et al, 2006;Karaca et al, 2006;Lasher et al, 2005;Ernst & Sherman, 2003;Shin et al, 2000Shin et al, , 2002Sanchez et al, 2000;Sun et al, 1999;Balasekaran et al, 1999;Kayaba et al, 1998;Sulaiman et al, 1995;Kiyosawa et al, 1994;Cavalheiro Nde et al, 2009). …”

Section: Hepatitis C Virusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acupuncture Transmitted Infections

CY¹,

WC²,

KP³

2011

Acupuncture - Clinical Practice, Particular Techniques and Special Issues

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Hepatitis C in Peru: risk factors for infection, potential iatrogenic transmission, and genotype distribution.

Cited by 47 publications

References 33 publications

Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in rural north Vietnam

Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in rural north Vietnam

Role of hepatitis C infection in chronic liver disease in Egypt.

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