Journal: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
Database: | PERIÓDICA |
System number: | 000282757 |
ISSN: | 0037-8682 |
Authors: | Zarife, Maria Alice Sant' Anna1 Oliveira, Eline Carvalho Pimentel de Romeu, Jane Maria Santos Leal Reis, Mitermayer Galvao dos |
Institutions: | 1Fundacao Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Pesquisas Goncalo Moniz, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
Year: | 2006 |
Season: | Nov-Dic |
Volumen: | 39 |
Number: | 6 |
Pages: | 567-569 |
Country: | Brasil |
Language: | Portugués |
Document type: | Nota breve o noticia |
Approach: | Descriptivo |
English abstract | The first detected case of genotype 4 of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Salvador, Bahia, is described. RT-PCR tests were used to detect HCV-RNA, and LIPA was used for genotyping. Genotype 4 responds poorly to treatment, and it is therefore important to actively search for people who have been in contact with it |
Portuguese abstract | É descrito o primeiro caso de detecção do genótipo 4 do vírus da hepatite C (VHC) em Salvador, BA. Foram utilizados os testes de RT-PCR para detecção do VHC-RNA, e o LIPA para genotipagem. O genótipo 4 responde mal ao tratamento, sendo portanto importante a busca ativa dos contactantes |
Disciplines: | Biología |
Keyword: | Genética, Parasitología, Virus, Hepatitis C, ARN, Genotipos |
Keyword: | Biology, Genetics, Parasitology, Virus, Hepatitis C, RNA, Genotypes |
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