Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 and hepatitis C virus in a rural community with a high risk for blood-borne infections in central China

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-401

  Zhang, T ^a,b   He, N ^a   Ding, Y ^a   Crabtree, K ^b   Minhas, V ^b   Wood, C ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

HCV; HHV8; HIV; Illegal blood donor; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79751515594     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03287.x     Document Type: Article

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