High prevalence of chronic hepatitis C in 8009 patients with migration background living in Germany
P Buggisch, J Petersen, I Urlea-Schön, S Rossol, B Möller, R Heyne, J Weissmann, M Malek, G Teuber, C John, KH Hey, L Melcher, T Witthöft, H Blaak, A Heuser, M Bilzer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2012 · Heft 08
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Aims: The prevalence of HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) in the general German population has been estimated to be around 0.5%. Meanwhile nearly 20% of the German population has a migration background. Since there is a growing body of data demonstrating an increase in the burden of migration-related chronic viral hepatitis in Western societies we aimed to assess the anti-HCV prevalence in patients (pts) with a migration background. Methods: Between 09/2008 and 12/2010 anti-HCV status of 8009 pts with migration background was documented by 42 centers in Germany. In addition demographic data, HCV genotype, and AST/ALT le…
