Molecular assay and genotyping of hepatitis C virus among infected egyptian and saudi arabian patients

Virology: Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Farag, Mohamed M S ^a   Sofy, Ahmed R ^a   Mousa, Adel A ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed A ^b   Alganzory, Mohamed R ^c  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Egypt)

^c MAJMAAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Detection; Genotyping; HCV RNA; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

LEDIPASVIR; SOFOSBUVIR; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPTIAN; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SAUDI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945971938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1178122X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/VRT.S32016     Document Type: Article

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