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Serotyping of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients: comparison with a standardized genotyping assay.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2005
Elsawy Essam M, Sobh Mohamed A, El-Chenawi Farha A, Hassan Ihab M, Shehab El-Din Ahmad B, Ghoneim Mohamed A
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The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and serotypes in anti-HCV-positive hemodialysis patients and determine the concordance between genotyping and serotyping methods. Sixty-two hemodialysis patients were included in this study. HCV RNA was determined using polymerase chain reaction assay and genotypes using a line probe assay. HCV serotyping was performed...
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