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Should Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection be vaccinated against hepatitis A virus?
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2009
Villar Livia M, de Melo Maria M M, Calado Izabelle A, de Almeida Adilson J, Lampe Elisabeth, Gaspar Ana M C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) superinfection is associated with a high risk of liver failure and death in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of serological and molecular HAV markers in a population of HCV-infected patients in order to determine a cost-effective strategy to vaccinate against HAV. METHODS: The presence of total and...
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