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An outbreak of HCV genotype 6a and 2a infection in South China: Confirmation of iatrogenic transmission by phylogenetic analysis of the NS5B region.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2016
Shao Xiaoqiong, Luo Qiumin, Cai Qingxian, Zhang Fulong, Zhu Jiangyun, Liu Ying, Zhao Zhixin, Gao Zhiliang, Zhang Xiaohong
Abstract excerpt
An outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, for which the risk factor was unknown, was previously identified in North Guangdong, China. In the present study, a total of 736 local residents were surveyed regarding their lifetime risk factors for HCV infection. Serum anti‑HCV antibodies and HCV RNA were examined to confirm infection. In the HCV‑positive samples, the core and nonstructural protein 5B...
Topics
- China
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Iatrogenic Disease
- Male
- Phylogeny
- Risk Factors
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins