Detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among health care providers in an Egyptian university hospital: different diagnostic modalities

Detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among health care providers in an Egyptian university hospital: different diagnostic modalities

Rehab H El-Sokkary,1 Rehab M Elsaid Tash,1 Takwa E Meawed,1 Omnia S El Seifi,2 Eman M Mortada2 1Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, 2Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

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Main Authors:	El-Sokkary RH, Tash RME, Meawed TE, El Seifi OS, Mortada EM
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2017-10-01
Series:	Infection and Drug Resistance
Subjects:	HCV Healthcare workers infection control ELISA Diagnosis
Online Access:	https://www.dovepress.com/detection-of-hepatitis-c-virus-hcv-among-health-care-providers-in-an-e-peer-reviewed-article-IDR

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