Anti-HCV related to HCV PCR and risk factors analysis in a blood donor population of Central Brazil Anticorpo anti-HCV relacionado a detecção do HCV por PCR e análise de fatores de risco em uma população de doadores de sangue do Brasil Central

Data concerning HCV infection in Central Brazil are rare. Upon testing 2,350 voluntary blood donors from this region, we found anti-HCV prevalence rates of 2.2% by a second generation ELISA and 1.4% after confirmation by a line immunoassay. Antibodies against core, NS4, and NS5 antigens of HCV were...

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Main Authors: R. M. B. Martins, B. O. M. Vanderborght, C. D. Rouzere, C. L. Santana, C. O. Santos, D. N. Mori, R. G. Ferreira, C. F. T. Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1994-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HCV
PCR
ALT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000600005