Article
Routes of transmission of hepatitis C virus in an endemic rural area of Japan. Molecular epidemiologic study of hepatitis C virus infection.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1997
Noguchi S, Sata M, Suzuki H, Mizokami M, Tanikawa K
Abstract excerpt
We conducted an epidemiological study to investigate the routes of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in an area endemic for HCV. Subjects were the 857 adult inhabitants of K area, Japan. The prevalence of antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) was 26.3%. The HCV genotype 1b was the most preva...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Cross Infection
- DNA Primers
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Endemic Diseases
- Family Health
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Japan
- Logistic Models
- Male