Antihepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Antibodies among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Mwanza City, Tanzania

• Glavni autori: Elieza Chibwe (Autor), Vitus Silago (Autor), Edwin Kajoro (Autor), Muhsin Juma (Autor), Emmanuel Mkumbo (Autor), Caroline A. Minja (Autor), Fridolin Mujuni (Autor), Stephen E. Mshana (Autor), Mariam M. Mirambo (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV) are life-threatening infections of public health importance due to their association with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite HBV being moderately endemic in many low-income countries, there is no routine HBV vaccination among...