The prevalence of mixed genotype infections in Polish patients with hepatitis C

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-16

  Gowin, Ewelina ^a   Bereszyńska, Iwona ^a   Adamek, Agnieszka ^a   Kowala Piaskowska, Arleta ^a   Mozer Lisewska, Iwona ^a   Wysocki, Jacek ^a   Michalak, Michał ^a   Januszkiewicz Lewandowska, Danuta ^a,b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Mixed genotype

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HEPATITIS C VIRUS SUBTYPE 1B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; POLISH CITIZEN; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; BLOOD; COINFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; COINFECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 84952801880     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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