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Prevalence and risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Karachi, Pakistan.

Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2002

Akhtar S, Moatter T, Azam S I, Rahbar M H, Adil S

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Household contacts of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive patients are considered at increased risk of HCV infection. This cross-sectional study during April through June 1999 assessed the prevalence and risk behaviours associated with HCV seropositivity among the household contacts of HCV seropositive thalassaemic children in Karachi, Pakistan. Among the 341 household contacts of 86 thalassaemic HCV seropositive...

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PMID: 12081609
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2002.00350.x

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