I Vega, A León, P Zolezzi, H Ibarra, C Faúndez, J Montecinos
BACKGROUND: Little information is available in Chile about hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hematological and oncohematological patients. AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus markers in a group of hematological and oncohematological pediatric patients seen at Valdivia Regional Hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Antibodies against virus C, determined by ELISA and viral RNA, determined using RT-polymerase chain reaction, were measured in 54 blood samples from children with hematological diseases (34 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, 4 with Hodgkin Diseases, 4 with Haemolytic Anemia, 5 with Sarcomas, 2 with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, 2 with Thrombocytopenic Purpura, 1 with an Ependimoma, one with a Wilms Tumor and 1 with a Von Willebrand Disease)...
January 2001: Revista Médica de Chile