Hepatitis C among child transfusion and adult renal dialysis patients in Indonesia.

G Fraser Chanpong U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Kanti Laras U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Widodo Soeprapto U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Nono Sukri U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Annie Sie U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Ratna Tan U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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James R Campbell U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.317
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Volume 66: Issue 3
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317–320
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among high-risk pediatric and adult patients was evaluated. The study included 269 adults and 150 children in a case-control research design. Risk factors of HCV exposure in Indonesia were assessed among adult renal dialysis patients and pediatric patients who received multiple blood transfusions. A high prevalence of anti-HCV was found among the adult renal dialysis patients, measured by second-generation electroimmunoassay tests. Family members of dialysis patients, who served as a comparison group for dialysis patients, were found to have a 9.0% seroprevalence. The prevalence of anti-HCV among pediatric patients with hematological disorders was found to be 39.0%. The comparison group seroprevalence (pediatric patients and family members) was 4.3% among sera available for confirmatory testing. Patients with history of hospitalization (odds ratio [OR] = 7.94, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.06-15.51, P = 0.0001), blood transfusion (OR = 6.85, 95% CI: 3.95-11.88, P = 0.0001), circumcision (OR = 2.39, 95% CI: 1.43-3.99, P = 0.0001), or marital partner/family member history of jaundice (OR = 3.62, 95% CI: 1.97-6.62, P = 0.0001) were found to have an increased odds of HCV exposure compared with individuals without similar histories.

Published Online:
Mar 2002
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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