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Genotype Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus in São Paulo,
Brazil:
Rare Subtype Found
| table 1. Prevalence
of HCV Genotypes and Their Distribution in Various Populations of
São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Source |
N (%)
|
HCV Genotype
|
| 1 (%) |
1a (%) |
1b (%) |
2 (%) |
3 (%) |
4a (%) |
Mixed (%) |
|
| Blood donors |
34 |
1 (2.9)
|
6 (17.6)
|
13 (38.2)
|
2 (5.9) |
11 (32.4) |
0 |
1 (2.9) |
|
|
|
(58.7) |
| Hemophiliacs |
23 |
1 (4.3)
|
8 (34.8)
|
4 (17.4)
|
3 (13.0) |
7 (30.4) |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
(56.5) |
| Rt-pts |
40 |
30 (75.0) |
|
|
2 (5.0) |
6 (15.0) |
1 (2.5)* |
1 (2.5)* |
| CH-C pts |
251 |
13 (5.2)
|
51 (20.3)
|
92 (36.6)
|
8 (3.2) |
85 (33.9) |
0 |
2 (0.8) |
|
|
|
(62.1) |
| Total |
348 (100) |
45 (12.9)
|
65 (18.7)
|
109 (31.3)
|
15 (4.3) |
109 (31.3) |
1 (0.3) |
4 (1.1) |
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|
(63) |
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Abbreviations: Rt-pts, Renal-transplant
patients; CH-C pts, chronic hepatitis C patients.
* Genotyping was performed by both
LiPA (Line Probe Assay) and Serotyping assay. |
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