Genotypes pattern of Hepatitis C virus infection in Kermanshah city
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Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in blood donors
Abstract: Genotyping of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is important for designing therapeutic strategies and regional specific diagnostic assays. The aim of this study was to identify the HCV genotypes in HCV infected blood donors. This is the first report on HCV genotypes in blood donors in Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 103 blood donors with hepatitis C were investigated for HCV genotype...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.03.0153