Article
Serotyping and genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) strains in chronic HCV infection. Commission Hepatologie du CREGG. Club de Reflexion des Cabinets de Groupes en GastroEnterologie.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 1997
Halfon P, Ouzan D, Khiri H, Feryn J M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes can be established by methods based on PCR typing and serological typing. The accuracy of these methods depends on their sensitivity and specificity. These should be compared with the reference method, direct sequencing, and analysis of viral genomes. Among the s...
Topics
- Antibodies, Viral
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Female
- France
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Serotyping
- Virology