Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1082-1088

  Razafindratsimandresy, Richter ^a   Dubot, Audrey ^a   Ramarokoto, Charles Emile ^a   Iehlé, Catherine ^a   Soares, Jean Louis ^a   Rousset, Dominique ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

5 UTR; Genotype; HCV; Madagascar; NS5b gene

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN E1; PROTEIN NS5B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DEVICE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RNA, VIRAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 34347353107     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20810     Document Type: Article

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