Mixed infection with two types of hepatitis C virus is probably a rare event

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Viazov, S ^a   Widell, A ^b   Nordenfelt, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HCV genotypes; Mixed infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MIXED INFECTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SWEDEN; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RUSSIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033950033     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050005     Document Type: Article

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