High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and genotype distribution among general population, blood donors and risk groups

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general population and in various high risk groups in south India was assessed. A total of 258 out of 3589 (7.1%) subjects (both general and risk groups) tested positive for HCV RNA by RT-PCR, while the third generation ELISA detected only 6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection, genetics and evolution genetics and evolution, 2006-05, Vol.6 (3), p.198-204
Hauptverfasser:	Khaja, Mohammed N., Madhavi, Chandra, Thippavazzula, Rekha, Nafeesa, Farees, Habib, Aejaz M., Habibullah, Chittoor M., Guntaka, Ramareddy V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Donors Chronic renal failure (CRF) Demography Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Genotype Genotyping Health Personnel Hemophilia A - epidemiology Hepacivirus - genetics Hepatitis C - blood Hepatitis C - epidemiology Hepatitis C - transmission Hepatitis C - virology Hepatitis C virus Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Humans Incidence Kidney Failure, Chronic Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Risk Factors Risk groups RNA, Viral - analysis RNA, Viral - genetics Tattooing Thalassemia - epidemiology
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