Article
Comparison of hepatitis C virus serotyping and genotyping in French patients.
Clinical and diagnostic virology - 1 Feb 1997
Castelain S, Zawadzki P, Khorsi H, Darchis J P, Capron D, Sueur J M, Eb F, Duverlie G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serotyping has been proposed as an alternative assay to determine the respective genotype as it is more rapid, simple and less expensive than polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based typing methods. OBJECTIVES: A serotyping assay was compared with a genotyping ass...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- France
- Genotype
- HIV Seropositivity
- Hepacivirus
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Serologic Tests
- Serotyping
