Prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, by molecular and serological procedures, 1995-2002

In this study, a total of 865 serum samples were collected between 1995 and 2002 from individuals living in Goiânia, Central Brazil, and clinically suspected of hepatitis. After exclusion of 162 samples which were positive for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, 703 samples were tested for anti-...

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Main Authors: Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, Ana Maria Tavares Borges, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000400013