Turnover of hepatitis C virus genotypes in hemodialysis patients

F H Pujol; M Devesa; C L Loureiro; F Capriles; F Liprandi

doi:10.1007/s007050050334

Turnover of hepatitis C virus genotypes in hemodialysis patients

Arch Virol. 1998;143(4):823-7. doi: 10.1007/s007050050334.

Authors

F H Pujol¹, M Devesa, C L Loureiro, F Capriles, F Liprandi

Affiliation

¹ Laboratorio de Biología de Virus, CMBC, IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela.

PMID: 9638152
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050334

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes were determined in hemodialysis patients with a high prevalence and incidence of infection. A change of HCV genotype was observed in 6/14 follow-up samples analyzed 13 and 21 months later. The appearance and disappearance of HCV genotypes may be due to either genotype-specific intermittent viremic status or viral interference.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Genotype
Hepacivirus / genetics*
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis C / virology*
Humans
Incidence
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
Prevalence
Renal Dialysis*
Venezuela / epidemiology