Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers

In Kampala, Uganda, in 2001, hepatitis C virus antibodies were found in 27 (4%) of 603 children and in 62 (12%) of 525 of their mothers. However, only ≈10% of positive results were confirmed by reverse transcription–PCR, which suggests frequent false-positive results or viral clearance. All sequence...

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Autores principales: Biggar, Robert J., Ortiz-Conde, Betty A., Bagni, Rachel K., Bakaki, Paul M., Wang, Cheng-Dian, Engels, Eric A., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Ndugwa, Christopher M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17073099
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1209.040168
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Sumario:In Kampala, Uganda, in 2001, hepatitis C virus antibodies were found in 27 (4%) of 603 children and in 62 (12%) of 525 of their mothers. However, only ≈10% of positive results were confirmed by reverse transcription–PCR, which suggests frequent false-positive results or viral clearance. All sequenced types were genotype 4.

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