Chlabicz Slawomir, Rogowska-Szadkowska Dorota, Sokolowska Marianna, Bułhak Violetta, Ostaszewska-Puchalska Iwona, Pytel-Krolczuk Barbara, Puciło Katarzyna
Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej i Pielegniarstwa Srodowiskowego Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku, Białystok.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2005;59(1):21-9.
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for HCV infection among clients of the centre of anonymous testing for HIV infection. Two hundred and eleven clients of anonymous testing centre for HIV infection in Białystok were additionally tested for anti-HCV antibodies and the relationship between HCV infection and risk factors was analysed Main observations: Anti-HCV were detected in 6/211 individuals (2,4%). Increased risk of HCV infection was observed among intravenous drug users, unemployed, residents of other woiewodships (administrative regions), and in those who had been tested for HIV infection in the past. Centres for anonymous testing for HIV infection is also a feasible place for screening for HCV infection. It is reasonable to limit testing for HCV to patients with risk factors
该研究的目的是确定艾滋病毒感染匿名检测中心的客户中丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染的患病率及危险因素。对比亚韦斯托克艾滋病毒感染匿名检测中心的211名客户进行了抗HCV抗体额外检测,并分析了HCV感染与危险因素之间的关系。主要观察结果:在6/211名个体(2.4%)中检测到抗HCV。在静脉吸毒者、失业者、其他省(行政区)居民以及过去接受过艾滋病毒感染检测的人群中,观察到HCV感染风险增加。艾滋病毒感染匿名检测中心也是筛查HCV感染的可行场所。将HCV检测限于有危险因素的患者是合理的。