Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection in HIV infected individuals in south India and characterization of HCV genotypes

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-16

  Ponamgi, S P D ^a   Rahamathulla, S ^a   Kumar, Y ^a   Chandra, M ^a   Lakshmi, N ^b   Habibullah, C ^a   Khaja, M ^a  

^a DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Genotyping; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA VIRUS; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 59049096148     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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