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Analysis of Transmission Routes of Hepatitis C Virus Based on Virus Genotyping in 341 Cases with Different Suspected Initial Infection Time Points in Hunan Province, China.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 28 Jul 2018
Lei Jian-Hua, Liang Jun, Gong Xing, Xiao Xin-Qiang, Chen Zi, Peng Feng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND Few investigations have been reported on the changing trends in transmission routes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the corresponding HCV genotype (GT) distribution in Hunan province, China. MATERIAL AND METHODS HCV GTs, suspected viral transmission routes, and time of initial infections were investigated in 341 HCV-infected patients in 2016. RESULTS Genotype 1 (GT1) (72.1%) was the most prevalent HCV...
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