Prevalence and genotype of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and blood donors in Ghana

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 496-499

  Wansbrough Jones, M H ^a   Frimpong, E ^b   Cant, B ^c   Harris, K ^d   Evans, M R W ^a,b   Teo, C G ^d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c S Thames Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Genotype; Ghana; Hepatitis C virus; Pregnant women; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031765060     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90887-2     Document Type: Article

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