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[Detection of genotype 4 of the hepatitis C virus in Salvador, BA].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Zarife Maria Alice Sant' Anna, de Oliveira Eline Carvalho Pimentel, Romeu Jane Maria Santos Leal, dos Reis Mitermayer Galvão
Abstract excerpt
The first detected case of genotype 4 of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Salvador, Bahia, is described. RT-PCR tests were used to detect HCV-RNA, and LIPA was used for genotyping. Genotype 4 responds poorly to treatment, and it is therefore important to actively search for people who have been in...
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