Hepatitis C virus: prevention, screening, and interpretation of assays.

作者: Mazen Albeldawi , Ernesto Ruiz-Rodriguez , William D. Carey

DOI: 10.3949/CCJM.77A.09162

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摘要: Patients at risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection should be screened for it so that they can treated and potentially cured, or least avoid transmitting the disease to others. The authors describe why how screen HCV interpret test results.

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