01157nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001100089653001000100653001100110653001600121653002700137653001100164653001200175653000900187653001600196653001500212100001100227700001400238700001900252245011300271300000900384490000700393520042900400022001400829       1996                            d  c1996 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBrazil10aChild10aFemale10aHepatitis C10aHepatitis C Antibodies10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence1 aRosa H1 aMartins R1 aVanderborght B00aShort report: association between leprosy and hepatitis C infection: a survey in a region of central Brazil.  a22-30 v553 a<p>Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) was determined in 216 Brazilian lepromatous patients (83 outpatients and 133 institutionalized). The overall prevalence was 1.8% after confirmatory tests. No difference in the HCV infection was found between outpatients and institutionalized ones. Our results from this region of Central Brazil are lower than those found in leprosy patients in Africa and in Japan.</p>  a0002-9637