Epidemiological profile of hepatitis C in blood donors at the Uberaba Regional Blood Center Perfil epidemiológico para hepatite C em doadores de sangue do Hemocentro Regional de Uberaba

The aim of the present study was to outline the serological profile of hepatitis C among blood donors seen at the Uberaba Regional Blood Center, Hemominas Foundation, over the last 14 years. The frequency of hepatitis C was compared between first-time and repeat donors and the epidemiological charac...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernanda Bernadelli Garcia, Gilberto de Araújo Pereira, Paulo Roberto Juliano Martins, Helio Moraes-Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000100001