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Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in Ugandan children and their mothers.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2006
Biggar Robert J, Ortiz-Conde Betty A, Bagni Rachel K, Bakaki Paul M, Wang Cheng-Dian, Engels Eric A, Mbulaiteye Sam M, Ndugwa Christopher M
Abstract excerpt
In Kampala, Uganda, in 2001, hepatitis C virus antibodies were found in 27 (4%) of 603 children and in 62 (12%) of 525 of their mothers. However, only approximately 10% of positive results were confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR, which suggests frequent false-positive results or viral clearan...
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