## Abstract The mean prevalence of antiβhepatitis C virus (HCV) in Italy is 0.87%. It reaches 2% in Campania, Southern Italy. Approximately 50% of community acquired nonβA, nonβB (NANB) hepatitis cannot be associated with known parenteral exposure. A recent Italian study has shown that the only dem
Detection of hepatitis C viral RNA by the polymerase chain reaction
β Scribed by Michael Lucey; Peter G. Traber
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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