Hepatitis C Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors, Anyang, China

Liu, Fangfang; Chen, Ke; He, Zhonghu; Ning, Tao; Pan, Yaqi; Cai, Hong; Ke, Yang

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Hepatitis C Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors, Anyang, China

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Nov 2009
By Liu, Fangfang ; Chen, Ke ; He, Zhonghu ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Liu, Fangfang ; Chen, Ke ; He, Zhonghu ; Ning, Tao ; Pan, Yaqi ; Cai, Hong ; Ke, Yang
Description:

Hepatitis C virus screening was conducted among 8,226 residents 25-65 years of age in 4 counties of China; virus prevalence was 0.9%. A subsequent case-control study indicated blood transfusion (odds ratio [OR] 4.55), esophageal balloon examination (OR 3.78), and intravenous injection (OR 5.83) were associated with infection.
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Adult Aged Blood Transfusion Case-Control Studies Dispatch Esophagoscopy Female Hepatitis C Humans Injections, Intravenous Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(11):1819-1822.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

China
Location:

Asia
Volume:

15
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:ffec3ef3d3109d069a7eb2d1dea755bc365e86f645c1410b6f8ad5863e194545
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17863/cdc_17863_DS1.pdf
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