Genotype analysis of hepatitis C virus among blood donors and inmates in Metro Manila, the Philippines

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 525-529

  Katayama, Yuko ^a   Barzaga, Nina G ^b   Allpio, Arlene ^b   Soetjipto, ^c   Dol, Hisaya ^a   Ishido, Satoshi ^a   Hotta, Hak ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Inmate; Philippines; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAR EAST; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; URBAN POPULATION; VIROLOGY;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BLOOD DONORS; FAR EAST; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RNA, VIRAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030330373     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01104.x     Document Type: Article

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