Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in rural areas of the southwestern region of Turkey | Zendy

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Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in rural areas of the southwestern region of Turkey

Author(s) -

Füsun Zeynep Akçam,

Ersin Uşkun,

Kemal Avşar,

Yıldıran Songür

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.005

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , medicine , virology , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b , population , transmission (telecommunications) , antibody , immunology , serology , virus , environmental health , electrical engineering , engineering

Most previous studies on the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have analyzed data obtained from blood donors and risk groups. Few studies have been conducted in the field in rural and urban areas of Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV and to investigate the association with risk factors.

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