Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in HIV seropositive children in Lagos, Nigeria

Oyefolu, Akeeb Oriowo Bola; Ashaka, Oluwaseyi Sedowhe; Anjorin, Abdulazeez Adeyemi; Salu, Olumuyiwa; Akinyemi, Kabiru Olusegun; Omilabu, Sunday; Abidoye, Gbadegesin

doi:10.5897/AJMR2015.7737

African Journal of
Microbiology Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0808
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 5242

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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in HIV seropositive children in Lagos, Nigeria

Oyefolu, Akeeb Oriowo Bola

Oyefolu, Akeeb Oriowo Bola
Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo P. M. B. 1087, Apapa, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Ashaka, Oluwaseyi Sedowhe

Ashaka, Oluwaseyi Sedowhe
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Kwara State, Nigeria.
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Anjorin, Abdulazeez Adeyemi

Anjorin, Abdulazeez Adeyemi
Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo P. M. B. 1087, Apapa, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Salu, Olumuyiwa

Salu, Olumuyiwa
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Akinyemi, Kabiru Olusegun

Akinyemi, Kabiru Olusegun
Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo P. M. B. 1087, Apapa, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Omilabu, Sunday

Omilabu, Sunday
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Abidoye, Gbadegesin

Abidoye, Gbadegesin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 33558B656820
Vol.10(2), pp. 62-65 , January 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2015.7737

Received: 26 August 2015
Accepted: 29 October 2015
Published: 14 January 2016

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