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Low frequency of hepatitis C antibodies among children from foreign countries adopted in Swedish families

Johansson, Hugo LU ; Löfgren, Bengt LU and Nordenfelt, Erik (1990) In Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 22(5). p.619-620
Abstract
89 children from 20 countries adopted to Swedish parents between 1984 and 1988 were tested for the presence of hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV). Sera taken soon after their arrival to Sweden were retrospectively analyzed. Two children, an 18-month-old boy from Poland and an 8-month-old girl from India, were anti-HCV positive. The girl from India had lost the anti-HCV antibodies in sera taken at the age of 13 and 14 months. These antibodies were probably passively derived from the mother. The Polish boy had a strong positive reactivity and is likely to have had an HCV infection early in life. Thus, there is a low prevalence of anti-HCV positivity among children from foreign countries adopted in Swedish families.
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1651-1980
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10.3109/00365549009027106
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  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{619--620}},
  publisher    = {{Informa Healthcare}},
  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases}},
  title        = {{Low frequency of hepatitis C antibodies among children from foreign countries adopted in Swedish families}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365549009027106}},
  doi          = {{10.3109/00365549009027106}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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