Evaluation of a prototype HCV NS5b assay for typing strains of hepatitis C virus isolated from Tunisian haemodialysis patients

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Othman, S Ben ^a,b   Trabelsi, A ^b   Monnet, A ^c   Bouzgarrou, N ^a,b   Grattard, F ^a   Beyou, A ^c   Bourlet, T ^a   Pozzetto, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Genome typing; Haemodialysis patients; Hepatitis C virus; Non structural 5b; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TUNISIA; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TUNISIA; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 2442708715     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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