HEPATITIS-B AND HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTI ONS IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL COAGULATION DISORDERS

Authors
ALEGRIA S MORALES M VILDOSOLA J HURTADO C BRAHM J
Citation
S. Alegria et al., HEPATITIS-B AND HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTI ONS IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL COAGULATION DISORDERS, Revista Medica de Chile, 122(6), 1994, pp. 638-642
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Revista Medica de Chile → ACNP
ISSN journal
00349887
Volume
122
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
638 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-9887(1994)122:6<638:HAHVOI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections, transmitted by b lood transfusions, was studied in 79 children with congenital coagulat ion disorders. Twenty nine percent had evidences of hepatitis B virus infection and 52% evidences of hepatitis C virus infection. Older chil dren and those with the higher number of transfusions had the highest rates of infections. It is concluded that children with congenital coa gulation disorders constitute a high risk group for hepatitis B and C virus infections.