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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in 1,504 patients in Slovenia, 1993-2007.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2009
Seme Katja, Vrhovac Maja, Mocilnik Tina, Maticic Mojca, Lesnicar Gorazd, Baklan Zvonko, Volkar Jelka Meglic, Rajter Mojca, Stepec Srecko, Lunar Maja, Poljak Mario
Abstract excerpt
In order to identify the main routes of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission and to determine the HCV genotype distribution and its dynamics during a 15-year period in Slovenia, HCV genotypes were detected using the INNO-LiPA HCV II (Innogenetics) test for serum samples obtained from 1,504 patients representing 72.6% of all patients with chronic hepatitis C diagnosed from 1993 to 2007. HCV genotype 1 was predominant...
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