In 1994, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was transmitted to four HIV seropositive patients attending the Department of Angiology, University Clinics, Frankfurt am Main, by the administration of Gammagardเฎพ. The patients were suffering from thrombocytopenia and received betweeen 20 and 30 g of the c
Is there evidence for vector transmission of GBV-C?
โ Scribed by LA Selvey; CA Hyland; L Mison; N Solomon; EJ Gowans
- Book ID
- 117298095
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 351
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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