Article
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in central Italy.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Cenci Maria, De Soccio Gennaro, Recchia Olga
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) exposure is due mainly to infected human blood. Most people with acute HCV infection are unable to clear the virus leading to chronic infection that may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV genotyping is very useful to optimize the therapy because it helps to identify the patients that need a more aggressive management (e.g., type 1). The aim of this study was to detect...
Topics
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Italy
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Prevalence
