Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Slovenia.

doi:10.3109/00365549709008660

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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Slovenia.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1997

Seme K, Poljak M, Lesnicar G, Brinovec V, Stepec S, Koren S

Abstract excerpt

To determine the prevalence of HCV genotypes in Slovenia, 203 subjects infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) were studied using the Inno-Lipa HCV II assay (Innogenetics, Belgium). Of 21 patients infected by blood transfusion 19% had HCV subtype 1a, 81% had subtype 1b, and none of them was infecte...

Topics

Chi-Square Distribution
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Molecular Epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
RNA, Viral
Risk Factors
Slovenia

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