학술논문
Routes of infection, viremia, and liver disease in blood donors found to have hepatitis C virus infection
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Academic Journal
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Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. June 27, 1996, Vol. v334 Issue n26, p1691, 6 p.
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ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A substantial proportion of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) probably contracted the virus from exposure to infected blood. Among 248 blood donors who tested positive for HCV by two different tests, 27% had a history of blood transfusion, 68% snorted cocaine, 42% were intravenous drug addicts and 53% were sexually promiscuous. Sixty-nine percent had evidence of liver disease, but only 5 had severe liver disease. Nine of the sex partners of the HCV-positive donors were also HCV-positive but only one had no other risk factors.