Virology, diagnostic tests, epidemiology and transmission mechanisms of Hepatits C virus;Virología, pruebas diagnósticas, epidemiología y mecanismos de transmisión del VHC

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 41-49

  Huarte, M P ^a   Casi, M A ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Quasispecies; Structure; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LIPOPROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRISON; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 4544347168     PISSN: 11376627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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