A phylogenetic analysis elucidating a case of patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus during surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-313

  Heinsen, Anja ^a   Bendtsen, Flemming ^b   Fomsgaard, Anders ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034522691     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0842     Document Type: Article

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