GENOTYPING OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS IN SOUTH-AFRICA

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SMUTS, HM [1 ]
KANNEMEYER, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAPE TOWN,SCH MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,CAPE TOWN,SOUTH AFRICA
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10.1128/JCM.33.6.1679-1681.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The six major hepatitis C virus genotypes were investigated by using samples from 79 seropositive and PCR-positive blood donors from three different regions of South Africa as well as 9 patients with chronic renal failure, 19 with liver disease, and 23 with hemophilia. PCR products of the genome were typed by restriction fragment length polymorphic analysis by RsaI-HaeIII and MvaI-HinfI double digestion. Type 5 occurred in 40% of this population group; type 1 occurred in 33%; and types 2, 3, and 4 were found in 13.8, 7.7, and 2.3%, respectively.
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