Phylogenetic characterization of genotype 4 hepatitis C virus isolates from Argentina

Authors
Alfonso, V Flichman, D Sookoian, S Mbayed, VA Campos, RH
Citation
V. Alfonso et al., Phylogenetic characterization of genotype 4 hepatitis C virus isolates from Argentina, J CLIN MICR, 39(5), 2001, pp. 1989-1992
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1989 - 1992
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200105)39:5<1989:PCOG4H>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Among 114 patients infected with hepatitis C virus, three genotype 4 isolat es, unusual in Argentina, were detected by phylogenetic analysis over diffe rent genomic regions. The patients were not related, One sample was associa ted with Egyptian sequences, and the others were associated with a Zairean isolate, a fact which reinforces the idea that they are from independent so urces.