Hepatitis B and C prevalences among blood donors in the south region of Brazil

The prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection has been determined in a seroepidemiological survey among blood donors from the south of Brazil (Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina). These markers has also been correlated with the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), a surrogate marker to prev...

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Main Authors: H. C. F. F. Vasconcelos, C. F. T. Yoshida, B. O. M. Vanderborght, H. G. Schatzmayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1994-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761994000400002