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[Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in the area of El Ferrol (La Coruña, Spain)].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 May 2002
Touceda Sonia, Pereira Mercedes, Agulla Andrés
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BACKGROUND: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the area of El Ferrol, as well as their distribution according to risk factors. METHODS: A total of 479 patients with hepatitis C were studied, including 254 with no known risk factors, 161 intravenous drug abusers (IVDA) and 64 with a history of blood transfusions. The presence of HCV RNA was studied by RT-PCR, and a reverse...
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