Prevalence of HCV infection in a prison population of the greater Florianópolis area

Abstract INTRODUCTION The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a prison population. METHODS: A total of 147 individuals were interviewed and subjected to venipuncture for collection of blood sample. The study population consisted of male individu...

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Main Authors: Mariano Felisberto, Antonio Adalberto Saretto, Sandro Wopereis, Marcos José Machado, Celso Spada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100679&lng=en&tlng=en