Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the predominant cause of parenterally transmitted non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis worldwide (1, 2). Although the clinical manifestations of acute HCV infection are often relatively mild, persistent infection is a frequent outcome and is associated with significant risk of pr
Prevalence of second generation antibody to hepatitis C virus among voluntary blood donors in Osaka, Japan
β Scribed by Hideo Tanaka; Tomohiko Hiyama; Hideaki Tsukuma; Yasuto Okubo; Hajime Yamano; Akira Kitada; Isaburo Fujimoto
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 431 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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