Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in chronic infected patients, southern Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Ziyaeyan, Mazyar ^a   Alborzi, Abdolvahab ^a   Jamalidoust, Marziyeh ^a   Badiee, Parisa ^a   Moeini, Mahsa ^a   Kadivar, Ali ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Prevalence; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS GENOME;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 79955858987     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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