Routes of infection and clinical outcome of Mexican women reactive to anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies

An obstetric/gynecologic indication was the most frequent reason for both surgery and transfusion. Hepatitis B coinfection had a low prevalence and did not influence the severity of the liver disease, as age and the antecedent of transfusion certainly did. Infection length influenced the levels of anti-HCV antibodies in transfusion-associated hepatitis C.