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Frequent reinfection and reactivation of hepatitis C virus genotypes in multitransfused hemophiliacs.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 1994
Jarvis L M, Watson H G, McOmish F, Peutherer J F, Ludlam C A, Simmonds P
Abstract excerpt
The frequency and dynamics of infection with different genotypes of hepatitis C virus were investigated in a cohort of hemophiliacs repeatedly exposed to non-virus-inactivated clotting factor. Among 63 infected hemophiliacs, genotype 1 (n = 38, subtypes 1a [27] and 1b [11]) was predominant; genotypes 2a (n = 1), 2b (n = 3), 3a (n = 20), and 5a (n = 1) accounted for the remainder. This distribution was similar to...
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