Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C among Patients Hospitalized at Mulago Hospital, Uganda

The emergence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its associated sequelae in Africa is a cause for significant concern. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients are at an increased risk of contracting HCV infection due to similar risk factors and modes of transmission. We investigated the ser...

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Main Authors: J. I. O'Reilly, P. Ocama, C. K. Opio, A. Alfred, E. Paintsil, E. Seremba, A. N. Sofair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/598341