Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Jun;108(4):519-22. doi: 10.1590/S0074-02762013000400021.
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a population of recyclable waste collectors (n = 431) was assessed using a cross-sectional survey in all 15 cooperatives in the city of Goiânia, Central-West Brazil. The HCV prevalence was 1.6% (95% confidence interval: 0.6-3.6) and a history of sexually transmitted infections was independently associated with this infection. HCV RNA (corresponding to genotype 1; subtypes 1a and 1b) was detected in five/seven anti-HCV-positive samples. Although the study population reported a high rate (47.3%) of sharps and needle accidents, HCV infection was not more frequent in recyclable waste collectors than in the general Brazilian population.
在巴西中西部戈亚尼亚市的 15 家合作社中,对 431 名可回收废物收集者(n=431)进行了一项横断面调查,以评估人群中丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)的流行情况。HCV 的流行率为 1.6%(95%置信区间:0.6-3.6),有性传播感染史与这种感染独立相关。在 7 份抗-HCV 阳性样本中检测到了 HCV RNA(对应基因型 1;亚型 1a 和 1b)。尽管研究人群报告了高比例(47.3%)的锐器和针具事故,但可回收废物收集者中的 HCV 感染并不比巴西一般人群更频繁。