HCV genotypes in Sicily: Is there any evidence of a shift?

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1040-1046

  Pizzillo, Paola ^a,b   Almasio, Piero Luigi ^a   Ferraro, Donatella ^a   Craxì, Antonio ^a   Di Stefano, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Per la Promozione Della Salute G d'Alessandro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Genotyping; HCV prevalence; Hepatitis C virus; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICILY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449092942     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21498     Document Type: Article

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