Article
Chronic hepatitis C virus in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2009
Veras Kelson Nobre, Jacobina Kelson Sousa, Soares Vítor Y Rocha, Avelino Marcela Amaral, Vasconcelos Conceição de Maria S R, Parente José Miguel L
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has clinical importance due to genotype 1 lower response to treatment compared with genotypes 2 and 3. The goal of this survey was to describe clinical and laboratorial profiles of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in the State of Piauí, as well as to expand the overall awareness of the distribution of HCV genotyping in Northeast of Brazil. A...
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