Article
Key associations for hepatitis C virus genotypes in the Middle East and North Africa.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2020
Mahmud Sarwat, Chemaitelly Hiam S, Kouyoumjian Silva P, Al Kanaani Zaina, Abu-Raddad Laith J
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through an analytical and quantitative meta-regression methodology. For the most common genotypes 1, 3, and 4, country/subregion explained more than 77% of the variation in the distribution of each genotype. Genotype 1 was common across MENA, and was more present in high-risk clinical...
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