High prevalence of hepatitis C associated with familial history of hepatitis in a small town of south Brazil. Efficiency of the rapid test for epidemiological survey

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 483-488

  Ivantes, Cláudia Alexandra Pontes ^a   Silva, Danilo ^a   Messias Reason, Iara ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPID IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 78951484054     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702010000500010     Document Type: Article

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