Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Nanjing, southern China.

doi:10.1023/a:1007320118967

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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Nanjing, southern China.

European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 1997

Suzuki K, Mizokami M, Cao K, Wu X S, Wu R R, Hata A, Sasaki M, Fang Z X, Zhang L Y, Lau J Y, Iino S

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There is little information on the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in China. The prevalence of HCV infection was determined in 998 subjects (398 with liver disease and 600 without) in the city of Nanjing in southern China. Subjects were tested for anti-HCV antibodies by a second g...

Topics

Adult
Child
China
Female
Genotype
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Liver Diseases
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Prevalence
Transfusion Reaction

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