Likely transmission of hepatitis C virus through sharing of cutting and perforating instruments in blood donors in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil Possível transmissão do vírus da hepatite C por compartilhamento de materiais cortantes e perfurantes em doadores de sangue no Estado do Pará, Norte do Brasil

• Main Authors: Aldemir Branco de Oliveira-Filho (Author), Adriana do Socorro Coelho Pimenta (Author), Márcia de Fátima Maciel Rojas (Author), Márcia Cristina Munhoz Chagas (Author), Deborah Maia Crespo (Author), José ��ngelo Barletta Crescente (Author), José Alexandre Rodrigues de Lemos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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We determined the risk factors for HCV infection in blood donors in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil. We examined 256 blood donors seen at the Blood Bank of Pará State between 2004 and 2006. They were divided into two groups, depending on whether they were infected with HCV or not; 116 donors we...