Article
High prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 in Italian patients with chronic liver disease.
The Italian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Sartori M, Andorno S, Avogadro E, Ballarè M, La Terra G, Leone F, Quaglia V, Fortina G, Aglietta M
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of different genotypes of Hepatitis C virus may vary between geographic areas and it is possible that various genotypes have different pathogenic characteristics. Therefore, 90 consecutive Italian patients anti-Hepatitis C Virus positive with a broad spectrum of chronic liver disea...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Italy
- Liver Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
