Séroprevalence virových hepatitid typu A-C u injekcních uzivatelů drog
[Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis A, B and C in intravenous drug users]
Language Czech Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type English Abstract, Journal Article
PubMed
10802947
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous complications MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Serologic Tests MeSH
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human diagnosis epidemiology transmission MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- English Abstract MeSH
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
Markers of viral hepatitis A-C of 99 intravenous drug users predominantly (in 96%) from the Karviná district were examined from March 1998 to February 1999. Pervitin (methamphetamine) was the basic drug in all subjects. Anti-HAV was detected in 6.4% of VHA non-vaccinated individuals, anti-HAV/IgM was not found in any case, HBsAg was detected in 4.0% (acute VHB was diagnosed in all these cases), anti-HBc in 9.2% and anti-HCV in 25.0% of the investigated cases. Our results confirmed the importance of drug use by injection, esp. needle sharing, for the spread VHB and VHC. In case of VHA the fecal-oral route of transmission in this subpopulation is dominant.
