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Distribution of hepatitis c virus (hcv) genotypes in patients with chronic infection from Rondônia, Brazil.
Virology journal - 12 Apr 2011
Vieira Deusilene S, Alvarado-Mora Mónica V, Botelho Lívia, Carrilho Flair J, Pinho João Rr, Salcedo Juan M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen affecting around 3% of the human population. In Brazil, it is estimated that there are approximately 2 to 3 million HCV chronic carriers. There are few reports of HCV prevalence in Rondônia State (RO), but it was estimated in 9.7% from 1999 to 2005. The aim of this study was to characterize HCV genotypes in 58 chronic HCV infected patients from...
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