Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among intravenous drug users. A ten-year study in Palermo, Sicily

New Microbiologica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-342

  Vitale, F ^a   Villafrate, M R ^a   Viviano, E ^a   Perna, A M ^a   Bonura, F ^a   Di Benedetto, M A ^a   Mazzola, G ^b   Colletti, P ^b   Prestileo, T ^b   Romano, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Azienda Unita Sanit Locale 6   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotypes; HCV infection; HIV infection; Intravenous drug users

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SICILY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0032174950     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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