## Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive strand RNA virus that belongs to the __Hepacivirinae__ genus within the __Flaviviridae__ family. HCV infection has a wide spectrum of cellular tropism and clinical presentations. This has major impacts in terms of pathogenesis and diagnosis. Consequ
Outbreak of hepatitis C virus infection in an outpatient clinic
โ Scribed by TAKASHI ISHIKAWA; YASUSHI FUKUSHIMA; YUJIRO SHIOBARA; TSUYOSHI KISHIMOTO; SAKIKO TANNO; IKUO SHOJI; TETSURO SUZUKI; TAMANO MATSUI; YASUSHI SHIMADA; TAKAAKI OHYAMA; RYOZO NAGAI; TATSUO MIYAMURA
- Book ID
- 108950338
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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