Department of Gastroenterology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile.
Ann Hepatol. 2010;9 Suppl:33.
Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in Latin America. It is essential to understand the different mechanisms of transmission of the infection in order to design control measures. The pattern of transmission of the infection in our region suggests that the peak of the infection occurred 30 to 50 years ago. While most infections in Latin America seem to be the result of blood transfusion and unsafe therapeutic injection practices in the past, there is still a need to identify and notify infected blood donors. Intravenous drug use and sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients are current problems that need to be addressed.
丙型肝炎是拉丁美洲最常见的慢性肝病病因之一。了解感染的不同传播机制对于设计控制措施至关重要。我们地区的感染传播模式表明，感染的高峰期出现在 30 到 50 年前。虽然拉丁美洲的大多数感染似乎是过去输血和不安全的治疗性注射做法的结果，但仍需要发现和通知受感染的献血者。静脉内药物使用和艾滋病毒阳性患者中的性传播丙型肝炎病毒是当前需要解决的问题。
