Abstract

PERAZZO, Rosalía; QUIJADA, Oswaldo  and  VELASQUEZ, Indelsy. Virus infection of hepatitis C. consultation liver Miguel Pérez Carreño Hospital: Descriptive analysis. Five-year period 2007-2011 . Gen [online]. 2013, vol.67, n.4, pp.199-202. ISSN 0016-3503.

Introduction: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus predisposes to cirrhosis in 20% of cases and hepatocellular carcinoma between 1 and 4%. About 3% of the world's population is infected. Direct contact with blood, followed by sexual and perinatal transmission are the main routes of contamination Prevalent in men and in the fifth decade of life. Global distribution of genotype 1 and 2 predominantly genotype 1. Objective: To observe the behavior of infection with hepatitis C virus, gastroenterology consultation in a general hospital. Materials and methods: A descriptive study were included patients with positive HCV antibodies, January 2007 to December 2011, were asked to PCR. 179 cases were evaluated. Processor was used Word and Excel, simple percentage, graphics. Results: 59.21% male, predominantly genotype 1 with 39.1%, 12.29% undetectable genotype The age group between 4th and 5th decade of life. The 55.30% of outpatient referrals, the blood bank, 13.95%, 3.35% of foreign dialysis unit, nurses (1.6%), 3.9% positive HVB, and a patient HIV (+) (0.5% Background surgical or invasive (+). Conclusions: Virus Hepatitis C is a global public health problem, increasing in Latin America, is diagnosed by the evaluation more blood banks since its discovery in 1989 by Mickail Houghton and collaborators.

Keywords : hepatitis C; genotype; prevalence.

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