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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2000; 6(4): 585-587
Published online Aug 15, 2000. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v6.i4.585
Published online Aug 15, 2000. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v6.i4.585
Table 1 Positive rates of anti-HGV and HGV RNA in drug users and prostitutes
n | Anti-HGV | HGV RNA | |
Drug users* | |||
po | 211 | 6.63 (14) | 27.96 (49) |
iv | 164 | 12.20 (20) | 32.92 (54) |
Prostitutes | |||
Non-addict | 22 | 9.09 (2) | 13.36 (3) |
Addict | 76 | 14.43 (36) | 22.36 (17) |
Healthy group | 55 | 1.82 (1) | 0 (0) |
Table 2 Risk factors of HGV infections in drug users
Sex | Addiction duration | HBV infection | ||||
Male | Female | < 2 years | ≥ 2 years | HBsAg (+) | HBsAg (-) | |
Anti-HGV | 8.65 | 9.23 | 6.48 | 12.58 | 13.33 | 9.37 |
HGV RNA | 3.46 | 32.84 | 9.72 | 52.56 | 16.67 | 22.78 |
Table 3 HGV infections in the cases of PHC, hemodialysis, liver or kidney tran splantation
n | Anti-HGV | HGV RNA in anti-HGV (+) cases | |
Hemodialysis | 61 | 13.11 (8/61) | 37.50 (3/8) |
PHC | 41 | 4.80 (2/41) | 100.00 (2/2) |
Liver transplantation | 3 | 33.30 (1/3) | 100.00 (1/1) |
Kidney transplantation | 53 | 1.82 (1/53) | 0 |
Total | 158 | 7.5 (12/158) | 50.00 (6/12) |
Table 4 Positive rates of anti-HGV and HGV RNA in patients with viral hepatitis
n | Anti-HGV | HGV RNA in anti-HGV (+) cases | |
Hepatitis A | 35 | 14.29 (5/35) | 20.00 (1/5) |
Hepatitis B | 214 | 17.29 (37/214) | 35.14 (13/37) |
Hepatitis C | 62 | 14.52 (9/62) | 55.56 (5/9) |
Hepatitis E | 25 | 4.00 (1/25) | 0 |
Hepatitis NA-E | 15 | 26.67 (4/15) | 50.00 (2/4) |
Total | 351 | 15.05 (56/351) | 37.50 (21/56) |
- Citation: Tian DY, Yang DF, Xia NS, Zhang ZG, Lei HB, Huang YC. Serological prevalence and risk factor analysis of hepatitis G virus infection in Hubei Province of China. World J Gastroenterol 2000; 6(4): 585-587
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v6/i4/585.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v6.i4.585