Article
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Italy.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 1994
Pistello M, Maggi F, Vatteroni L, Cecconi N, Panicucci F, Bresci G P, Gambardella L, Taddei M, Bionda A, Tuoni M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C viruses (HCV) present in 110 Italian patients were characterized by genotype-specific PCRs. Among the 65 cases of community-acquired hepatitis, HCV genotype II was dominant (60%), followed by genotypes IV (15%), III (11%), and I (3%). Among the 45 hemophilia-associated cases, the distribution of the four HCV genotypes was markedly different: genotype I was the most prevalent (61%), followed by...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Biopsy
- Genotype
- Hemophilia A
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Italy
- Liver