| seroepidemiology of hepatitis c virus infection in the philippines: a preliminary study and comparison with hepatitis b virus infection among blood donors, medical personnel, and patient groups in davao, philippines. | to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis c virus in the philippines and compare it with the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus infection, hbv and hcv markers in 594 serum samples collected from 392 blood donors, 123 medical and paramedical personnel, and 80 patients (45 liver diseases: 25 acute hepatitis, 9 liver cirrhosis, and 11 hepatocellular carcinoma; 28 hepatitis b carriers, and 7 chronic renal failure patients undergoing dialysis) in davao, mindanao island, philippines, were examined ... | 1991 | 1909261 |