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Hepatitis C seroprevalence and correlation between viral load and viral genotype among primary care clients in Mexico.
Salud publica de Mexico - 1 Jan 2011
Burguete-García Ana I, Conde-González Carlos J, Jiménez-Méndez Ricardo, Juárez-Díaz Yanet, Meda-Monzón Elizabeth, Torres-Poveda Kirvis, Madrid-Marina Vicente
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OBJECTIVE: To measure hepatitis C virus (HCV) sero-prevalence, prevalence, hepatitis risk characteristics frequency, and genotype correlation with viral load among clients attending health care clinics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Venous blood samples from l12 226 consecutive consenting adults were collected from January 2006 through December 2009. HCV antibodies were detected by immunoassay. HCV RNA was detected by...
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