Hepatitis C Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors, Anyang, China

Hepatitis C virus screening was conducted among 8,226 residents 25–65 years of age in 4 counties of China; virus prevalence was 0.9%. A subsequent case–control study indicated blood transfusion (odds ratio [OR] 4.55), esophageal balloon examination (OR 3.78), and intravenous injection (OR 5.83) were...

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Autores principales: Liu, Fangfang, Chen, Ke, He, Zhonghu, Ning, Tao, Pan, Yaqi, Cai, Hong, Ke, Yang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19891874
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.0900263
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Sumario:Hepatitis C virus screening was conducted among 8,226 residents 25–65 years of age in 4 counties of China; virus prevalence was 0.9%. A subsequent case–control study indicated blood transfusion (odds ratio [OR] 4.55), esophageal balloon examination (OR 3.78), and intravenous injection (OR 5.83) were associated with infection.

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