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Changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Germany: shift in the predominance of hepatitis C subtypes.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2000
Ross R S, Viazov S, Renzing-Köhler K, Roggendorf M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype distribution was studied in 395 chronically infected patients from Germany. HCV genotype 1 was most frequent (80.5%). One hundred forty-three individuals (36.2%) were infected with subtype 1a and 175 (44.3%) were suffering from subtype 1b infection, respectively. HCV subtype 3a was found in 53 (13.42%) persons. Subtypes 2a, 2b, and 2c have been detected in 5 (1.27%), 10 (2.53%),...
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