The seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus was evaluated in blood donors and antenatal clinic attenders in Kumasi, Ghana and seropositive subjects were tested for hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).The overall seroprevalence among Ghanaians was 2.8% but there was
Low rate of hepatitis C virus antibodies in blood donors and pregnant women from Niger
β Scribed by Michel Develoux; Daniel Meynard; Eric Delaporte
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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