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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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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author 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.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-32947222012-03-08 Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers 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. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3294722/ /pubmed/17073099 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1209.040168 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Ortiz-Conde, Betty A.
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Engels, Eric A.
Mbulaiteye, Sam M.
Ndugwa, Christopher M.
Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers
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title_full Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers
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title_short Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in Ugandan Children and Their Mothers
title_sort hepatitis c virus genotype 4 in ugandan children and their mothers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294722/
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