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HIV infection and hepatitis C virus genotype 1a are associated with phylogenetic clustering among people with recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Bartlett Sofia R, Jacka Brendan, Bull Rowena A, Luciani Fabio, Matthews Gail V, Lamoury Francois M J, Hellard Margaret E, Hajarizadeh Behzad, Teutsch Suzy, White Bethany, Maher Lisa, Dore Gregory J, Lloyd Andrew R, Grebely Jason, Applegate Tanya L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with phylogenetic clustering among people with recently acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Participants with available sample at time of HCV detection were selected from three studies; the Australian Trial in Acute Hepatitis C, the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission Study - Prison and Community. HCV RNA was extracted and Core to E2 region of...
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