Drug addiction and hepatitis C: does a correlation exist between the laboratory and clinical pictures?

The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies reaches 90% positive among intravenous drug addicts. The authors evaluate the possibility of relating laboratory findings to clinical evolution of hepatitis C. Besides, a comparison between first generation anti-HCV system ELISA and the newer RIBA detection syst...

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Published in:	Recenti progressi in medicina Vol. 83; no. 12; p. 690
Main Authors:	Marioni, C F, Rapisarda, L, Butelli, S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Italian
Published:	Italy 01-12-1992
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - statistics & numerical data Female Hepacivirus - immunology Hepatitis Antibodies - blood Hepatitis C - diagnosis Hepatitis C - epidemiology Humans Male Prevalence Sensitivity and Specificity Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
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Summary:	The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies reaches 90% positive among intravenous drug addicts. The authors evaluate the possibility of relating laboratory findings to clinical evolution of hepatitis C. Besides, a comparison between first generation anti-HCV system ELISA and the newer RIBA detection system showed no significant difference.
ISSN:	0034-1193