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Hepatitis C virus transmission during organ transplantation

✍ Scribed by Jorge J. Gumucio; W. Michael McDonnell; Michael R. Lucey

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 407 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840170127

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✦ Synopsis

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus RNA in organ donors positive for hepatitis C antibody and in recipients of their organs. N Engl J Med 1992;327:910-915.

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