Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in southern Italy.

doi:10.1023/a:1007324300358

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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in southern Italy.

European journal of epidemiology - 1 Jan 1997

Cicciarello S, Borgia G, Crowell J, Ciampi R, Cerini R, Orlando R, Mainolfi M, Reynaud L, Milano M, Piazza M

Abstract excerpt

HCV is ubiquitous. In 50% of all cases it causes chronic hepatitis that often evolves into liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Recently HCV has been classified in 5 genotypes by Okamoto. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of 5 genotypes in Campania, a region of sout...

Topics

Adult
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
RNA, Viral

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