Subtype 2c of hepatitis C virus is highly prevalent in Italy and is heterogeneous in the NS5A region

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-164

  Maggi, F ^a   Vatteroni, M L ^a   Fornai, C ^a   Morrica, A ^a   Giorgi, M ^a   Bendinelli, M ^a   Pistello, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0031059928     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.161-164.1997     Document Type: Article

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