Prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV in the blood donors of "Hemocentro-Campinas"

Authors

  • Fernando Lopes Gonçales Júnior UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Raquel Silveira Bello Stucchi Boccato UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Rogério de Jesus Pedro UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Priscila Maria de Oliveira Papaiordanou UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Cármino Antonio de Souza UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Neiva Sellan Lopes Gonçales UNICAMP; Hemocentro-Campinas
  • Jordão Pellegrino Júnior UNICAMP; Hemocentro-Campinas

Keywords:

Vírus da Hepatite C, Anti-HBc, Anti-HCV, HBsAg

Abstract

Among 29833 donors evaluated we have found a prevalence of 1.52% for HBsAg and 11% for anti-HBc. The co-positivity anti-HBc/anti-HBs in 2783 donors HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive was 81.9%. The prevalence for HBsAg is low among Campinas donors, while anti-HBc presents high prevalence when compared to that of other countries. The anti-HCV detection in blood donors of Campinas has shown a positivity of 2.6% which is much higher than that of USA and Europe. About 36% of the anti-HCV positive donors are anti-HBc reagent, leading to the conclusion that these two "viruses" infect simultaneous or sequentially Brazilian blood donors.

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Published

1993-02-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (1993)

Section

Epidemiology

How to Cite

Gonçales Júnior, F. L., Boccato, R. S. B. S., Pedro, R. de J., Papaiordanou, P. M. de O., Souza, C. A. de, Gonçales, N. S. L., & Pellegrino Júnior, J. (1993). Prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV in the blood donors of "Hemocentro-Campinas" . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 35(1), 45-51. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28996