[Hepatitis C (personal observations]

In 222 patients treated in the Department of Infectious Diseases Medical School of Bydgoszcz, one carried out immunoenzymatic examinations to find out presence of HCV antibodies. Among them, there were 33NANBH patients as well as 32 diagnosed as CAH NANB origin, 55 chronic hemodialysis patients and finally 102 IVDU. It was pointed out that the patients suffering from acute and chronic hepatitis type NANB were often HCV infected. Drug addicts (IVDU) and chronic hemodialysis patients constitute high risk groups of these infections. It should be stressed that these infections are asymptomatic in just these groups of patients. One discussed some epidemiological and clinical aspects of 19 hepatitis C cases.