Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazil, 2005 through 2009: a cross-sectional study.

LM, Pereira; CM, Martelli; RC, Moreira; E, Merchan-Hamman; AT, Stein; MR, Cardoso; GM, Figueiredo; UR, Montarroyos; C, Braga; MD, Turchi; G, Coral; D, Crespo; ML, Lima; LC, Alencar; M, Costa; Santos AA, dos; RA, Ximenes

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-60

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Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazil, 2005 through 2009: a cross-sectional study.

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Pereira LM

Martelli CM

Moreira RC

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Hepatitis C chronic liver disease is a major cause of liver transplant in developed countries. This article reports the first nationwide population-based survey conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of HCV antibodies and associated risk factors in the urban population of Brazil...

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