Low intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Central Brazil

Hepatitis C virus; HCV transmission; Anti-HCV

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Low intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Central Brazil

R. M. B. Martins^I; B. O. M. Vanderborght^II; C. D. Rouzere^II; V. C. Almeida^I; D. D. P. Cardoso^I; C. F. T. Yoshida^III

^ILab. de Virologia, IPTEST, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil

^IIInnogenetics N. V., Ghent, Belgium

^IIIDep. de Virologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

^{Correspondence to}

Keywords: Hepatitis C virus; HCV transmission; Anti-HCV.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors are grateful to F. Shapiro for reviewing the manuscript and to the staff of the Hemocentro de Goiás for their collaboration in this study.

Recebido para publicação em 01/03/1994.

Aceito para publicação em 26/04/94.

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Correspondence to:

Regina Maria Bringel Martins

Departamento de Microbiologia, IPTESP, Universidade Federal de Goiás

CP 131, 74605-050 Goiânia, GO, Brazil

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  05 July 2006
• Date of issue
  Dec 1994

History

• Received
  01 Mar 1994
• Accepted
  26 Apr 1994