title: [Study on applicability of hepatitis C virus serotyping].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To explore the applicability of HCV serotyping.
  
  
  METHODS
  Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was used to detect the serotypes of 148 patients with viral hepatitis C.
  
  
  RESULTS
  56.08%(83/148) patients were serotyped,of whom 50.06%(42/83) were identified to be serotype 1,43.37%(36/83) serotype 2, and 6.03%(5/83)mixed serotype 1 and 2. The sera from 70 HCV RNA-positive patients out of the 83 ones who were successfully serotyped were detected for genotyping. The results were completely consistent between serotyping and genotyping.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serotyping of HCV has its clinical applicable value.
authors: Department of Infectious Disease, First Hospital of Lanzhou Medical College, Lanzhou 730000,China.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Zhang
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Zhang
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gao
mesh_terms: D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies