Article
Host and virological characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus mixed genotype 1 and 2 infection.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 May 2015
Huang Chung-Feng, Huang Ching-I, Yeh Ming-Lun, Huang Jee-Fu, Hsieh Ming-Yen, Lin Zu-Yau, Chen Shinn-Cherng, Yu Ming-Lung, Dai Chia-Yen, Chuang Wan-Long
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus mixed genotype 1 and 2 infection (HCV-1/2) remains unclear. For each HCV-1/2 patient with histological data available, two age- and sex-matched HCV-1 and HCV-2 infected patients were selected for comparison, respectively. Of the 2776 patients, 261 (9.4%) patients were identified as having mixed HCV-1/2 infection. The histological severity did...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferons
- Interleukins
- Male
- Interferon Lambda
