Hepatitis C virus infection among Brazilian hemophiliacs: A virological, clinical and epidemiological study

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 589-598

  Carmo, R A ^a   Oliveira, G C ^b   Guimaraes M D C ^c   Oliveira, M S ^d   Lima, A A ^a   Buzek, S C ^a   Correa Oliveira R ^c   Rocha, M O C ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HEMOMINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Curso de Pós Graduação de Medicina Tropical

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chronic liver disease; HCV genotypes; Hemophilia; Hepatitis C virus; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; RNA ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0036263222     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000500012     Document Type: Article

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