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Seroepidemiology of HCV and HBV infection in northern China

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The HCVAb positive rate in normal population in Beijing was 2.1% and HBsAg positive rate was 2.5%. There is an increasing tendency in the aged group. Plasmapheresis might have been the major cause of HCV transmission in blood donors in the Hebei area. There was a high prevalence of HCVAb and HBsAg in chronic liver diseases in the Beijing area and the HCVAb-positive rate significantly increased corresponding to disease progression.

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Tao, Q.M., Wang, Y., Wang, H. et al. Seroepidemiology of HCV and HBV infection in northern China. Gastroenterol Jpn 26 (Suppl 3), 156–158 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02779288

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