Hepatitis C virus infection spontaneous clearance: Has it been underestimated?
Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance rate (fclearance) is defined as the proportion of infected persons who will spontaneously clear their infection after acute infection. We aimed to estimate fclearance using a novel approach that avoids limitations in existing estimates, and to clarify th...
Main Authors: | Houssein H. Ayoub, Hiam Chemaitelly, Ryosuke Omori, Laith J. Abu-Raddad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218344722 |
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