Prevalence of hepatitis E virus in Chinese blood donors.
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چکیده
A point prevalence study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Chinese blood donors was conducted, and the prevalences of antibodies against HEV immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM among Chinese blood donors were 32.60% and 0.94%, respectively. HEV viremia was 0.07%.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of international medical research
دوره 43 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010