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Hepatitis C virus infection in an endemic area of Southern Italy 14 years later: evidence for a vanishing infection.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 May 2013
Guadagnino Vincenzo, Stroffolini Tommaso, Caroleo Benedetto, Menniti Ippolito Francesca, Rapicetta Maria, Ciccaglione Anna Rita, Chionne Paola, Madonna Elisabetta, Costantino Angela, De Sarro Giovambattista, Focà Alfredo, Lentini Margherita, Staltari Orietta
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BACKGROUND: In a 1996 survey, prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV) in a southern Italian town was 12.6%. AIMS: To identify changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS: Anti-HCV, HCV-RNA (PCR, detection limit 15 IU/mL), HCV genotype (Innolipa). Were p...
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