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Posttransfusion hepatitis C virus infection in children.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 May 1994
Ni Y H, Chang M H, Lue H C, Hsu H Y, Wang M J, Chen P J, Chen D S
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was investigated retrospectively and prospectively in children who had open heart surgery. The retrospective study included 196 patients who had open heart surgery 2 to 6 years before enrollment and were regularly followed. Antibody to HCV was detected in eight cases, and seven of these eight patients had viremia caused by HCV infection. The other patient's anti-HCV titer...
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