Hepatitis C seroprevalence and correlation between viral load and viral genotype among primary care clients in Mexico Seroprevalencia de hepatitis C y correlación entre la carga viral y el genotipo viral en asistentes al nivel primario de atención enMéxico

Hepatitis C seroprevalence and correlation between viral load and viral genotype among primary care clients in Mexico Seroprevalencia de hepatitis C y correlación entre la carga viral y el genotipo viral en asistentes al nivel primario de atención enMéxico

OBJECTIVE: To measure hepatitis C virus (HCV) sero-prevalence, prevalence, hepatitis risk characteristics frequency, and genotype correlation with viral load among clients attending health care clinics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Venous blood samples from l12 226 consecutive consenting adults were collec...

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Main Authors: Ana I Burguete-Garcia, Carlos J Conde-Gonzalez, Ricardo Jimenez-Mendez, Yanet Juarez-Diaz, Elizabeth Meda-Monzon, Kirvis Torres-Poveda, Vicente Madrid-Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2011-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
VHC
seroprevalencia
genotipos
carga viral
México
HCV
seroprevalence, genotypes
viral load
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342011000700003

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