Hepatitis C virus infection in an HIV-positive population in Normandy: antibodies, HCV RNA and genotype prevalence.

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Hepatitis C virus infection in an HIV-positive population in Normandy: antibodies, HCV RNA and genotype prevalence.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1995

Mendel I, Clotteau L, Lambert S, Buffet-Janvresse C

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The prevalence and the characteristics of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) in 161 HIV-positive patients were studied. HCV seroprevalence was determined by enzyme immunoassay and recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA). Two different reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) methods we...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alanine Transaminase
Female
France
Genotype
HIV Seropositivity
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Immunoblotting
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence

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