Wandeler, Gilles; Mulenga, Lloyd; Hobbins, Michael; Joao, Candido; Sinkala, Edford; Hector, Jonas; Aly, Musa; Chi, Benjamin H; Egger, Matthias; Vinikoor, Michael J (2016). Absence of Active Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinics in Zambia and Mozambique. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 3(2), ofw049. Oxford University Press 10.1093/ofid/ofw049
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Few studies have evaluated the prevalence of replicating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Among 1812 individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus, no patient in rural Mozambique and 4 patients in urban Zambia were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. Of these, none had confirmed HCV replication.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Wandeler, Gilles, Egger, Matthias |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2328-8957 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Annelies Luginbühl |
Date Deposited: |
07 Jun 2016 14:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:55 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/ofid/ofw049 |
PubMed ID: |
27047986 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
HIV infection hepatitis C infection screening sub-Saharan Africa |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.81012 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/81012 |
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