A population of 622 prostitutes in Taiwan was tested for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) using a synthetic peptide assay composed of representative determinants from capsid and nonstructural (NS) viral proteins. Seventy-four (12%) were positive and the remaining 548 (88%) were negativ
Prevalence and geographical distribution of canine hemotropic mycoplasma infections in Mediterranean countries and analysis of risk factors for infection
✍ Scribed by Marilisa Novacco; Marina L. Meli; Fabio Gentilini; Fulvio Marsilio; Chiara Ceci; Maria Grazia Pennisi; Gabriella Lombardo; Albert Lloret; Laura Santos; Tiago Carrapiço; Barbara Willi; Godelind Wolf; Hans Lutz; Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
- Book ID
- 113944135
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 540 KB
- Volume
- 142
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-1135
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