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J Pediatr
; 125(6 Pt 1): 916-8, 1994 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7527849
RESUMO
Antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV), investigated by second- and third-generation assays, were detected in 74% of 43 children with chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis. The polymerase chain reaction identified HCV ribonucleic acid in 26 (93%) of 28 seropositive and in 1 of 10 seronegative cases. Intermittent HCV ribonucleic acid positivity, suggesting low and fluctuating viremia, was frequent in younger patients.