Distribution of hepatitis c virus genotypes in Western Turkey: Experience of four years

Acta Medica Mediterranea

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1109-1113

  Uzun, Berrin ^a   Şener, Asli Gamze ^a   Gungor, Serdar ^a   Afşar, Ilhan ^a  

^a Izmir Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training Research Hospital Department of Medical Microbiology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic; Genotyping; HCV; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 4; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 5; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84944275133     PISSN: 03936384     EISSN: 22839720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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