Lack of Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus in Very Close Family Contacts of Patients Undergoing Multitransfusions for Thalassemia
Corresponding Author
Eldad Rosenthal
Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. E. Rosenthal, Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel.Search for more papers by this authorAni Hazani
Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorAriel Koren
Haemek Central Hospital, Afula, Israel
The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorNurit Rimon
Department of Virology, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDina Atias
Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorEdna Ben-Porath
Department of Virology, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Eldad Rosenthal
Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. E. Rosenthal, Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, P.O. Box 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel.Search for more papers by this authorAni Hazani
Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorAriel Koren
Haemek Central Hospital, Afula, Israel
The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorNurit Rimon
Department of Virology, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDina Atias
Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorEdna Ben-Porath
Department of Virology, Rambam Medical Center and Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorAni Hazani is deceased.
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