Article
Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Dec 1996
Sithebe N P, Aspinall S, Smuts H
Abstract excerpt
Different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes may be associated with viral load, severity of liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, geographical location and sensitivity to interferon. In this study the prevalence of HCV-RNA and distribution of HCV genotypes was investigated in anti-HCV-positive patients admitted to Ga-Rankuwa Hospital during 1994 and 1995. One hundred and forty-nine sera from three groups of...
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