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A case of a patient infected with a hepatitis C virus genotype 3a multidrug resistant variant in Pakistan.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 11 Feb 2018
Zia Asad, Ali Muhammad, Aziz Hafsa, Zia Muhammad, Shinwari Zabta Khan, Raza Abida
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BACKGROUND: Approximately 10 million people in Pakistan are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Most patients develop chronic hepatitis, with rare cases of spontaneous clearance. However, little is known about multidrug resistant viral variants in Pakistan. FINDINGS: This case study describes a 47-year-old male diagnosed with chronic HCV genotype 3a infection in 2003. After an initial diagnosis of viral...
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