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Role of screening for hepatitis C virus in children with malignant disease and who undergo bone marrow transplantation.
Transfusion - 1 Jun 1997
Tada K, Tajiri H, Kozaiwa K, Sawada A, Guo W, Okada S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children with malignant disease who received multiple blood transfusions before the clinical definition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) require evaluation for HCV infection. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The role of HCV infection in 54 children with primary malignant disease was evaluated in terms of the following aspects: prevalence of HCV infection, distribution of HCV subtype, the benefit of screening of...
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