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The epidemiology and virology of hepatitis C virus genotype 5 in central France.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 15 Nov 2007
Abergel A, Ughetto S, Dubost S, Bonny C, Aublet-Cuvelier B, Delarocque-Astagneau E, Bailly J L, Bommelaer G, Casanova S, Delteil J, Deny P, Laurichesse H, Odent-Malaure H, Roussel J, Peigue-Lafeuille H, Henquell C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously reported high prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 5a (HCV 5) (14%) in Central France. AIM: To identify the risk factors associated with HCV5 infection and to characterize local HCV5 lineages. METHOD: A case-control study and phylogenetic analysis were conducted. RESULTS: In all, 131 HCV5 and 343 HCV non 5 infected patients were enrolled. No HCV5 patient was born in sub-Saharan...
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