Preliminary data for genotype distribution and epidemiological aspects of hepatitis C virus infection in blood donors from Yucatan, Mexico

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 488-490

  Garcia Montalvo B M ^a,b   Macossay Castillo, ^c  

^a Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social ^*  (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEXICO; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; TATTOOING; VIREMIA;

EID: 36649016452     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2007.00796.x     Document Type: Letter

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