Prevalence of hepatitis C virus isolate genotypes from chronically infected Lebanese patients: A hospital-based study

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-126

  Irani Hakime, Noha ^a   Samaha, Hanady ^a   Almawi, Wassim ^a   Nasr, Edgar ^a   Mokhbat, Jacques ^a   Abou Jaoude, Maroun ^a   Daccache, Jocelyn ^a   Rahal, Elias ^a  

^a SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 6344277896     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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