Article
High rate of mixed genotypes of hepatitis C virus in patients of an epidemic area in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Yamada M, Fukuda Y, Imoto M, Koyama Y, Hayakawa T, Takayama T, Nagura H
Abstract excerpt
The subjects of this study were 151 patients (69 males and 82 females) who underwent examination and liver biopsy owing to liver dysfunction in an epidemic area with hepatitis C. Second generation hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab) was positive in 116 (76.8%) of 151 cases. HCV-RNA was detected in 120 (79.5%) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In 7 (4.6%) cases, HCV Ab could not be found, but HCV-RNA was...
Topics
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Incidence
- Japan