Relationship between hepatitis c virus genotypes and sources of infection in patients with chronic hepatitis c

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1607-1610

  Pawlotsky, Jean Michel ^a,b   Tsakiris, Laurent ^a,b   Roudot Thoraval, Françoise ^a,b   Pellet, Claire ^a,b   Stuyver, Lieven ^a,b   Duval, Jean ^a,b   Dhumeaux, Daniel ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0029026169     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.6.1607     Document Type: Article

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