Diversity of genotype and mode of spread of Hepatitis C virus in Northern India

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-244

  Rehan, Harmeet S ^a   Manak, Seema ^a   Yadav, Madhur ^a   Deepinder, ^a   Chopra, Deepti ^a   Wardhan, Neeta ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Genotype; hepatitis C virus; Northern India; prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIXED INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYRINGE; VIRUS LOAD; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA, VIRAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960207692     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.82576     Document Type: Article

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