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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2007; 13(17): 2436-2441
Published online May 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i17.2436

Table 1 Importance of different exposures to HCV transmission patterns in low, moderate and high prevalence areas worldwide

	The extent exposure contributes to HCV transmission by level of HCV prevalence
Exposure	Low	Moderate	High
Injecting drug use	++++	++	+
Transfusions (unscreened)	+++	+++	+++
Unsafe therapeutic injections	+	++++	++++
Occupational	+	+	+
Perinatal	+	+	+
High-risk sex	++	+	+/-

Citation: Alter MJ. Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(17): 2436-2441
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i17/2436.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i17.2436