Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of persons who experienced spontaneous hepatitis C viral clearance
Abstract Background In the United States Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral clearance is estimated to range between 20 and 30%. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of HCV clearance and identify correlates of viral clearance among patients newly identified as HCV antibody positive in...
Main Authors: | Mabel Michille Kimble, Marjan Javanbakht, Kara W. Chew, Chrysovalantis Stafylis, Di He, Samantha Ramirez, Yeonsoo Baik, Sammy Saab, Jeffrey D. Klausner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4223-9 |
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