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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a northeastern area of Brazil.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2000
Silva L K, Paraná R, Souza S P, Berby F, Kay A, Trepó C, Santana N, Cotrim H, Lyra L G, Reis M G
Abstract excerpt
We used a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to obtain the genotypes of circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients from a Gastro-Hepatology Unit in the city of Salvador (Bahia State) in northeastern Brazil. Viral RNA was detected in 83 (65.4%) of 127 anti-HCV seropositi...
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