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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in 373 Italian children with HCV infection: changing distribution and correlation with clinical features and outcome
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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Italy: A Dynamic EventShow More
Dear Editor,
We read with great interest the article by Bartolotti et al. (Gut2005;54:852-857) regarding the shift in the predominance of hepatitis C genotype in 373 paediatric patients investigated between 1990 and 2002. The distribution of genotypes showed a major prevalence of HCV genotype 1, recorded in about 60% of children. The genotype 2, 3 and 4 were observed in 17, 15 and 5% of patients respectively. However...
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