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Histopathology of the Liver in Children With Chronic Hepatitis
C Viral Infection
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table 1. Clinical Characteristics
of Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
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| Age at time of biopsy (yr) |
| Range |
2.0-18.6 |
| Mean ± SD |
11.4 ± 4.3 |
| Duration of infection to biopsy (yr) (data available
for 24 patients) |
| Range |
0.8-16.4 |
| Mean ± SD |
6.8 ± 5.3 |
| Mode of transmission, n (%) |
| Blood products |
26 (65) |
| Blood transfusion(s) |
13 (32) |
| Intravenous immunoglobulins |
10 (25) |
| Factor 8 |
3 (8) |
| Perinatal transmission |
9 (22) |
| ECMO |
2 (5) |
| Hemodialysis |
1 (3) |
| Unknown |
2 (5) |
| Viral genotype (data available for 25 patients) |
| 1a |
15 (60) |
| 1b |
8 (32) |
| 2b |
1 (4) |
| 4a (patient originally from Egypt) |
1 (4) |
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