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.

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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 serologic methods recently developed, the performance of a new serotyping assay (RIBA HCV 3.0 SIA, Chiron corporation,...

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