Hepatitis C virus genotypes in two different patient cohorts in Johannesburg, South Africa

Archives of Virology

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2049-2058

  Prabdial Sing, Nishi ^a,b   Puren, Adrian J ^a,b   Mahlangu, Johnny ^a,b   Barrow, Peter ^a,b   Bowyer, Sheila M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 55949132364     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-008-0227-2     Document Type: Article

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