Characterization of hepatitis C virus in chronic hepatitis patients : genotypes in the State of Amazonas, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: In the State of Amazonas, data regarding the prevalence of different genotypes of hepatitis C virus remains scarce.

METHODS: The genotype of 69 HCV positive patients was determined. An in-house standardized nested-PCR was used to detect HCV RNA. Genotype assignment was based on type-specific motifs on the sequenced amplicons delimited by primers HC11/HC18 from the 5' untranslated region.

RESULTS: Of the 69 patients studied, 65.2% were male and 34.8% were female. Genotype 1 showed the greatest prevalence, followed by 3 and 2.

CONCLUSIONS: These data suggesting that Manaus is the point of arrival of HCV in the State of Amazonas.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 44(2011), 5 vom: 26. Okt., Seite 638-40

Sprache:

Portugiesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Caracterização do vírus da hepatite C em pacientes com hepatite crônica: genótipos no Estado do Amazonas, Brasil

Beteiligte Personen:

Araújo, Ana Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Almeida, Carlos Mauríco de [VerfasserIn]
Fraporti, Liziara [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Nadja [VerfasserIn]
Lima, Tatiane Amábili de [VerfasserIn]
Maia, Laura Patrícia Viana [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Kátia Luz [VerfasserIn]
Tarragô, Andréa Monteiro [VerfasserIn]
Victória, Flamir [VerfasserIn]
Victória, Marilu [VerfasserIn]
Tateno, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Levi, José Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Talhari, Sinésio [VerfasserIn]
Malheiro, Adriana [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.02.2012

Date Revised 07.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM212536788