Article
Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among intravenous drug users. A ten-year study in Palermo, Sicily.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 1998
Vitale F, Villafrate M R, Viviano E, Perna A M, Bonura F, Di Benedetto M A, Mazzola G, Colletti P, Prestileo T, Romano N
Abstract excerpt
A cross-sectional study was carried out on the sera of 88 active intravenous drug users (IVDU) collected between 1985 and 1986 to evaluate the circulation of HCV genotypes in Western Sicily. The patients were grouped by age and classified by their HIV status. Genotype 3a (48.8% of all cases) was...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Blotting, Western
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Seronegativity
- HIV Seropositivity
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Needle Sharing
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization