Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus genotypes and subtypes among injecting drug users in Hungary

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 47, 2013, Pages

  Treso B ^a   Takacs M ^a   Dencs, A ^a   Dudas M ^a   Par A ^b   Rusvai, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 84888121014     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.47.20639     Document Type: Article

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