Publications

the risks of transmission of acute hepatitis a and b virus infection in an urban centre.	in a large urban centre of a developed nation, 63 household contacts of 20 index cases with acute hepatitis a virus infection and 95 household contacts of 29 index cases with acute hepatitis b virus infection were prospectively followed for 2 years to document the risk of acquiring acute hepatitis from the index case. twenty-one of 63 (33%) hepatitis a virus household contacts had serologic evidence of previous hepatitis a virus infection on the initial serum sample. of the remaining 42 suscepti ...	1994	7963411
hepatitis c virus infection among first nation and non-first nation people in manitoba, canada: a public health laboratory study.	demographic information and laboratory test results on 136 169 clinical serum specimens submitted to the public health laboratory in manitoba, canada, for hepatitis c virus (hcv) testing between january 1995 and december 2003 were analyzed. the difference in the clearance rates of hcv infection, without therapeutic intervention, and the hcv genotypes infecting first nation and non-first nation people were studied. the rates of co-infection of hcv-positive individuals with other hepatitis viruses ...	2006	17110969