Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among blood donors from mid-west region of Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-55

  Martins, Regina M B ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Freitas, Nara R ^a   Motta Castro, Ana R C ^b   Souto, Francisco J D ^c   Mussi, Aparecida ^c   Amorim, Regina M S ^d   Martins, Cláudia R F ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Brazil; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; RNA ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 33645024957     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000100012     Document Type: Article

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