Hepatitis C virus in Vietnam: high prevalence of infection in dialysis and multi-transfused patients involving diverse and novel virus variants.

Hepatitis C virus in Vietnam: high prevalence of infection in dialysis and multi-transfused patients involving diverse and novel virus variants.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically diverse pathogen infecting approximately 2-3% of the world's population. Herein, we describe results of a large, multicentre serological and molecular epidemiological study cataloguing the prevalence and genetic diversity of HCV in five regions of Vietna...

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Main Authors: Linda Dunford, Michael J Carr, Jonathan Dean, Allison Waters, Linh Thuy Nguyen, Thu Hong Ta Thi, Lan Anh Bui Thi, Huy Duong Do, Thu Thuy Duong Thi, Ha Thu Nguyen, Trinh Thi Diem Do, Quynh Phuong Luu, Jeff Connell, Suzie Coughlan, Hien Tran Nguyen, William W Hall, Lan Anh Nguyen Thi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22916104/pdf/?tool=EBI

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