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Markers of hepatitis C and B virus infections among blood donors in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Jul 1994
Song P, Duc D D, Hien B, Nakata S, Chosa T, Watanabe J, Tsuda F, Murata K, Okamoto H
Abstract excerpt
Blood donors in two cities in Vietnam were tested for markers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus infections. Antibody to HCV was detected by passive hemagglutination with antigens of the second generation in 101 (20.6%) of 491 donors in Ho Chi Minh City; it was detected less frequently (P < 0.001) in donors in hanoi (4 [0.8%] of 499). HCV RNA was tested for in donors with antibody by PCR with nested...
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