Seroprevalence and genotype of Hepatitis C virus among immigrant workers from Cambodia and Myanmar in Thailand

Intervirology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Akkarathamrongsin, Srunthron ^a,b   Praianantathavorn, Kesmanee ^a   Hacharoen, Nisachol ^a   Theamboonlers, Apiradee ^a   Tangkijvanich, Pisit ^c   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (France)

^b Inter Department of Biomedical Sciences   (France)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Immigrant workers; Myanmar; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMBODIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 77955120257     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318884     Document Type: Article

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