The unexpected discovery of a focus of hepatitis C virus genotype 5 in a Syrian province

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Antaki, N ^a   Haddad, M ^b   Kebbewar, K ^a   Abdelwahab, J ^c   Hamed, O ^c   Aaraj, R ^d   Alhaj, N ^e   Haffar, S ^e   Assil, M ^a   Ftayeh, M ^b   Assaad, F ^f   Doghman, D ^g   Ali, T ^e   Nasserelddine, M ^h   Ali, A ^e   Antaki, F ⁱ  

^a Saint Louis Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Department of Gastroenterology   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Department of Gastroenterology   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d Homs National Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^e Department of Gastroenterology   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f Squelbiye National Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^g Lattakia National Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^h Sweida National Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

ⁱ ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TATTOOING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; SYRIA;

EID: 57649120879     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880800054X     Document Type: Article

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