| prevalence of anti-hepatitis c antibodies in a rural community without high mortality from liver disease in niigata prefecture. | the prevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection and factors relating to the hcv transmission were evaluated in a community without high mortality from chronic liver disease in niigata prefecture. a total of 2,231 subjects were examined to detect anti-hcv core antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with synthetic peptides cp14 and cp9. the prevalence was 1.66% (95% ci; 1.17% to 2.29%) and tended to increase with age. the values were lower than those reported from districts with hepat ... | 1998 | 9816817 |