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[Serologic prevalence of HCV antibodies in health personnel in Peru].
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru - 1 Jan 2000
Colichon Yerosh Alejandro, Figueroa Rolando, Moreno Armando, Zumaeta Eduardo, Ferrandíz Jorge, Busalleu Alejandro, Prado William, Candella Ricardo, Colichón Alejandro, Rodriguez Wilson, Espinoza Julio, Kianman Wilfredo, Amaya Nelly, García Pérez Segundo A, Tello Rodriguez José, Valdez Jesús, Paucar Sotomayor Héctor, Sanchez César
Abstract excerpt
In Peru, new cases of asymptomatic HCV infection are reported with certain frequency in patients with or without antecedents of blood transfusion. Although serologic screening has improved notoriously in the last years, there is still a population of polytransfused patients with high HCV risk (e.g. hemodialyzed patients), making up a major reservoir. Based on this premise, we decided to study the risk of the...
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