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Temporal dynamics of hepatitis C genotypes in a five-year hospital-based surveillance in Northern Italy.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2016
De Conto F, Medici M C, Ferraglia F, Pinardi F, Fazzi A, Arcangeletti M C, Chezzi C, Calderaro A
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes have became important epidemiological markers in the management of HCV-infected subjects and infection treatment. The dynamics of HCV genotypes are changing in Europe. During a five-year (2009-2013) hospital-based surveillance in the area of Parma, Northern Italy, serum/plasma samples from 1,265 HCV RNA-positive subjects were genotyped. Subtypes 1b, 3a, and 1a were predominant...
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