Low prevalence of chronic hepatitis C, but high prevalence of elevated aminotransferases in a cohort of 2026 patients referred for orthopaedic surgery in the Eastern part of Germa…
S Lobstein, T Kaiser, J Wiegand, F Brand, M Wojan, U Stölzel, UG Liebert, J Moessner, HL Tillmann · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 01
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Introduction: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C in Germany is about 0.2–0.4%. However, there seems to be regional differences between western and eastern states of the country. Thus, the present study analysed the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C in a cohort of orthopaedic patients in Thuringia. Methods: Tests for antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) were performed on serum samples of 2026 patients (1183 female, 843 male) admitted for orthopaedic surgery to an university hospital in Thuringia. If anti-HCV was positive, serum was tested for HCV-RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Due to anonym…
