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Genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus in the province of Gaziantep, a 10-year evaluation.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 7 Dec 2023
Cırıt Osman Sezer, Demir Yelda, Yıldırım Mehmet Saıt, Alpaslan Buket, Avcıoglu Fatma, Doğan Yusuf, Astam Pınar
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis infections. Gaziantep is located southeast part of Turkey and has a border with Syria. More than 400,000 Syrian refugees live in Gaziantep. The aim of this study was to evaluate distribution of HCV genotypes among Syrian patients and in people who inject drugs.Serum samples form 1,628 individuals (786 female, 842 male) which were sent to our...
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