Molecular characterization of hepatitis c virus in multi-transfused Colombian patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects 170 million persons worldwide and is a public health problem. Considering that HCV is principally transmitted by exposure to infected blood, multi-transfused patients constitute one of the most importa...

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Main Authors: di Filippo Diana, Cortes-Mancera Fabian, Beltran Mauricio, Arbelaez Maria Patricia, Jaramillo Sergio, Restrepo Juan Carlos, Correa Gonzalo, Navas Maria-Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/9/1/242