[Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes: epidemiology and histologic characteristics].

Article

[Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes: epidemiology and histologic characteristics].

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Dec 1998

Pena M J, Mosquera M M, Pérez M C, Rodríguez San Román J L, Martín J M, Avalos O, Lafarga B

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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the prevalence of HCV genotypes among patients from Gran Canaria and the relation with the routes of viral transmission, date of primoinfection and severity of hepatic lesion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 179 patients were studied. In 61 patients the date of exposure was determinat...

Topics

Adult
Atlantic Islands
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors

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