TEMPORAL CHANGES IN HCV GENOTYPE DISTRIBUTION IN THREE DIFFERENT HIGH RISK POPULATIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Temporal changes in HCV genotype distribution in three different high risk populations in San Francisco, California

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT) has become an important measure in the diagnosis and monitoring of HCV infection treatment.In the United States (U.S.) HCV GT 1 is reported as the Ubiquinol most common infecting GT among chronically infected patients.In Europe, however, recent studies have suggested that the epidemiology of

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