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Hepatitis C virus genotype 5 in southern belgium: epidemiological characteristics and response to therapy.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Dec 2005
Delwaide Jean, Gerard Christiane, Reenaers Catherine, Vaira Dolores, Bastens Boris, Bataille Christian, Servais Benoit, Maes Bernard, Belaiche Jacques, Hepatotropes Groupe Liegeois D'etudes Des Virus
Abstract excerpt
Data are scarce on patients infected with hepatitis C virus of genotype 5, due to the low prevalence of this genotype around the world. To better define the characteristics of these patients, we reviewed the files of 16 genotype 5 patients. Mean age was 38 +/- 14. All patients were of European origin. Most of them (75%) had been contaminated by transfusion within a short time period (between 1980 and 1991). There...
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