Prevalence of hepatitis C virus in alcoholic patients: Role of parenteral risk factors

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-84

  Galperim, Bruno ^a,b   Cheinquer, Hugo ^a   Stein, Airton ^a   Fonseca, André ^a   Lunge, Vagner ^a   Ikuta, Nilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Hepatitis C; Intravenous; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33748749257     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032006000200004     Document Type: Article

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