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Comparison of risk factors among blood donors, volunteers and replacement individuals, infected or not by hepatitis C virus
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Autores: Felippe,MJDB; Meira,DA.
Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily parenterally by contaminated blood and is often associated with: intravenous drug abuse, invasive procedures, blood transfusions, acupuncture, tattooing, and alcohol and tobacco use. This study aimed to quantify and evaluate the risk factors among blood donors, volunteer blood donors and replacement individuals, infected or not by the C virus. The main transmission routes of C virus were identified in 55 men and 25 women (GI) monitored by the Ambulatory Unit of the Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, and in 24 men and 26 women (GII), all active blood donors at the Bauru State Hospital Transfusional Agency. Both groups were similar in: tobacco and alcohol consumption, sexual behavior, tattooing and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Risk factors; Blood donors; Injectable drugs; Tobacco; Alcohol; Marijuana; Sexual behavior.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000100010