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Relationship between hepatitis C virus genotypes and sources of infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 1995
Pawlotsky J M, Tsakiris L, Roudot-Thoraval F, Pellet C, Stuyver L, Duval J, Dhumeaux D
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the relationships between hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and the routes of HCV transmission in 101 patients with chronic hepatitis C. Patients who received blood transfusions (43%) and those with chronic hepatitis C of unknown cause (37%) had similar mean ages, age distribution, and HCV genotype distribution (1a, 19% vs. 14%; 1b, 52% vs. 54%; 3a, 10% vs. 9%; other, 19% vs. 23%). Intravenous...
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