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Chronic hepatitis C in Austria, 1992-2006: genotype distribution and demographic factors.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 25 Feb 2010
Maieron A, Metz-Gercek S, Hackl F, Luger C, Ziachehabi A, Strauss R, Schöfl R, Mittermayer H
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C is a leading cause of end-stage liver disease and, with a worldwide prevalence of up to 3%, is a pandemic infectious disease. Austria, like most western European countries can be considered as a low prevalence country. This analysis aimed to assess the distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in patients with chronic HCV infection in Upper Austria. Between September 1992 and December...
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