Likely transmission of hepatitis C virus through sharing of cutting and perforating instruments in blood donors in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil Possível transmissão do vírus da hepatite C por compartilhamento de materiais cortantes e perfurantes em doadores de sangue no Estado do Pará, Norte do Brasil

Likely transmission of hepatitis C virus through sharing of cutting and perforating instruments in blood donors in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil Possível transmissão do vírus da hepatite C por compartilhamento de materiais cortantes e perfurantes em doadores de sangue no Estado do Pará, Norte do Brasil

We determined the risk factors for HCV infection in blood donors in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil. We examined 256 blood donors seen at the Blood Bank of Pará State between 2004 and 2006. They were divided into two groups, depending on whether they were infected with HCV or not; 116 donors were...

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Main Authors: Aldemir Branco de Oliveira-Filho, Adriana do Socorro Coelho Pimenta, Márcia de Fátima Maciel Rojas, Márcia Cristina Munhoz Chagas, Deborah Maia Crespo, José ��ngelo Barletta Crescente, José Alexandre Rodrigues de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2010-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Hepacivirus
Hepatite C
Doadores de Sangue
Hepatitis C
Blood Donors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2010000400025

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