Article
[Prevalence of the genotypes of the hepatitis C virus in Spanish drug addicts with chronic hepatitis C. Spanish Group for the Study of Viral Hepatitis in HIV Positive Patients].
Revista clinica espanola - 1 Oct 1996
Bravo R, Soriano V, García-Samaniego J, González J, Castro A, Colmenero M, Carballo E, Mas A, González-Lahoz J
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) shows a wide genetic variability. The different variants of HCV have been classified into 9 types and different subtypes. Some genotypes have a characteristic geographic distribution and seem to be associated with precise ways of contagion. Serum samples from 107 spanish patients with chronic hepatitis C were studied, which were distributed as follows: 88 parenteral drug addicts (PDA)...
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