Occurrence of HCV infection in patients viral hepatitis in the Infectious Diseases Clinic, Stip, 1991-1992

Abstract

A number of 52 HBsAg negative patients were investigated for the presence of HCV antibodies and only in 3 patients was the test for HCV antibodies positive (5.77% of the patients with hepatitis which is HBsAg negative). The possible explanation for the low per cent of HCV antibodies is considered in the patients with NANB hepatitis