Mixed infections of hepatitis C virus as a factor in acute exacerbations of chronic type C hepatitis.

doi:10.1093/infdis/170.5.1128

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Mixed infections of hepatitis C virus as a factor in acute exacerbations of chronic type C hepatitis.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 1994

Kao J H, Chen P J, Lai M Y, Yang P M, Sheu J C, Wang T H, Chen D S

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Twenty patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and acute exacerbations (group A) were studied by polymerase chain reaction with genotype-specific primers to explore the role of mixed infections of HCV in acute exacerbations of chronic type C hepatitis. Another 26 patients who did...

Topics

Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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