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Three Cases of Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 5 among Brazilian Hepatitis Patients

2002; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 40; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.40.7.2645-2647.2002

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

José Eduardo Levi, Deise Tihe Takaoka, Regina Helena Garrini, Roberta Fachini, Roberto Focaccia, Edgar de Bortholi Santos, Heloísa Pedrosa Mitre, João Silva de Mendonça, Norma de Paula Cavalheiro, Antônio Alci Barone, Silvano Wendel,

Tópico(s)

HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

Resumo

ABSTRACT During the course of routine genotyping of hepatitis C virus isolates by 5′ noncoding region sequencing, three samples were found to bear genotype 5-specific nucleotides. A serotyping method was subsequently applied and confirmed the finding. This is the first report of the occurrence of genotype 5 in Brazil.

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