Prevalence of antibodies to Hepatitis C virus in populations at low and high risk for sexually transmited diseases in Rio de Janeiro

In order to investigate the sexual transmission of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), the prevalence of specific antibodies in populations at high and low risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) was evaluated. The population at low risk for STDs was composed of persons who voluntarity donated blood...

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Main Authors: M. Edelenyi-Pinto, A. P. Carvalho, C. Nogueira, O. Ferreira-Junior, M. Schechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000200021