Chunlertrith, KSukeepaisarnjaroen, WMairiang, PUrwijitaroon, YTakase, KYamauchi, TYoshimura, HTameda, Y2009-05-272009-05-272000-06-29Chunlertrith K, Sukeepaisarnjaroen W, Mairiang P, Urwijitaroon Y, Takase K, Yamauchi T, Yoshimura H, Tameda Y. Clinico-epidemiology of hepatitis C viral infection in northeastern Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2000 Jun; 31(2): 273-6http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/32662The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for a large number of cases of chronic liver disease worldwide. A study of clinico-epidemiology of HCV infection was conducted in 214 patients who were seropositive for antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) in Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, northeastern Thailand, during August 1997 to December 1998. There were 199 males, 15 females and their mean age was 34.96 +/- 9.75 years with a range from 16 to 72 years. The clinical features of acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and asymptomatic HCV infection were 2, 115, 15, 2 and 80 cases. Risk factors for HCV acquisition were intravenous drug use (IVDU), tattooing and blood transfusion in 46.7, 32.2 and 18.8% of cases, respectively. 23.36% had a history of multiple risk factors while 28.9% had no history of risk factor exposure.engAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedBlood Transfusion --adverse effectsCarcinoma, Hepatocellular --epidemiologyFemaleHepatitis C --epidemiologyHepatitis C, Chronic --epidemiologyHumansLiver Cirrhosis --epidemiologyLiver Neoplasms --epidemiologyMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, Intravenous --complicationsTattooing --adverse effectsThailand --epidemiologyJournal Article