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Characterization of hepatitis C virus genotypes in an hemodialysis unit in Paysandú, Uruguay.
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Burjel L, Daglio M, Ghioni G, Manzin A, Pereira M, Ribeiro L, Solforosi L, Taborda M, Thomas C
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus types were investigated by using samples from eight sero-reactive and PCR positive patients attending our Hemodialysis Unit en Paysandú, Uruguay. After HCV RNA detection by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction, HCV genotyping was carried out by a nested PCR amplification, using type specific primers of HCV core region. These results were confirmed using a method based upon reverse...
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