Abnormal Laboratory Results: Hepatitis C: diagnosis and monitoring
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Laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis C
Objectives: A retrospective study was carried out to assess the performance of hepatitis C diagnostic assays in our laboratory, and to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C among blood donors at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Methods: From 1991 to 2001, approximately 55,000 serum samples collected from blood donors and patients were submitted to our laboratory for testing. All sera we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Prescriber
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0312-8008,1839-3942
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.1999.073