HCV genotype distribution in Flanders and Brussels (Belgium): Unravelling the spread of an uncommon HCV genotype 5a cluster

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1427-1434

  Verbeeck, J ^a   Kwanten, L ^a   D'Heygere, F ^b   Beguin, A ^a   Michiels, S ^a   Desombere, I ^c   Leroux Roels, G ^c   Lemey, P ^a,d   Nevens, F ^e   Van Ranst, M ^a  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b CAZ Groeninge ^*  (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BELGIUM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENE CLUSTER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BELGIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 78449253591     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1021-0     Document Type: Article

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