| risk of hepatitis c virus (hcv) transmission by anti-hcv-negative blood components in austria and germany. | in order to estimate the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted hcv infection, we have analyzed data from transfusion centers in austria (vienna) and germany (göttingen) from 1990 to 1995. in vienna, the seroprevalence (riba-confirmed third-generation anti-hcv tests) was 0.28% in first-time donors (ftd) and the incidence of seroconversion in repeat donors (rd) was 0.049 (per 100 person years) from 1994 to 1995. in göttingen, the prevalence of a pcr-confirmed positive third-generation anti-hcv ... | 1996 | 8605278 |
| prevalence and distribution of hepatitis c subtypes in patients with opioid dependence. | aim and setting: the drug addiction out-patient clinic at the university hospital for psychiatry in vienna performed a study to identify the prevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections in a group of opiate-dependent patients, to detect the distribution of hcv subtypes and to calculate the comorbidity of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv). | 2000 | 11124573 |
| hepatitis c in austria 1993-2000: reporting bias distort hcv epidemiology in austria. | from 1993 to 2000 in austria, the notification system registered 2232 cases of hepatitis c whereas 10 607 hospital cases were reported in the hospital discharge register (hdr). these differences can be explained by under-reporting due to lax reporting behaviour and stigma associated with this disease. the distribution of hcv infection varied geographically. the notification data showed the highest incidence rates in tyrol, while hdr data showed highest hospitalisation rates in vienna and lower a ... | 2003 | 12799478 |
| hcv genotypes and age distribution in patients of vienna and surrounding areas. | chronic hepatitis c (chc) can result in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. determination of the hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotype/subtype may be of prognostic value to estimate the risk of development of liver cirrhosis. | 2001 | 11163582 |