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