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Genotyping of hepatitis C virus isolates from Basque Country, Spain.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 1996
Cilla G, García-Bengoechea M, Perez-Trallero E, Montalvo I, Vicente D, Arenas J I
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The genotype of HCV was determined in 161 chronic HCV-infected patients. The patients were classified into three groups on the basis of the origin of the HCV infection: 50 patients had a history of intravenous drug use (IVDU) but no HIV infection; 41 patients had received blood transfusions, and 70 patients had no known exposure. The distribution of HCV genotypes was associated with the origin of infection and...
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