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High incidence of the hepatitis C virus recombinant 2k/1b in Georgia: Recommendations for testing and treatment
16 Feb 2015
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AIM: The first hepatitis C virus (HCV) recombinant, RF2k/1b, was initially described from Russia and has since then been identified from patients in Ireland, Estonia, Uzbekistan and Cyprus. Many of these patients originated from Georgia; however, there is no information on its prevalence in Georgia or its susceptibility to antiviral treatment. METHODS: We retrospectively sequenced the non-structural region 5B...
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