Evaluation of hepatitis C virus serotypes and IgM anti-HCV antibodies in two groups of anti-HCV positive subjects in south-east Italy.
We investigated the relation between the presence of IgM antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) and serotypes of HCV, in particular when a high level of IgM antibodies are present in patients infected with HCV serotype I and may be associated with the source, duration and evolution of infection. The study involved two anti-HCV positive groups with chronic liver disease from the same area, one of which was a group of haemodialysis patients attending the same haemodialysis centre.
Volpe
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Dipartimento di Clinica Medica, Immunologia e Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy.
Pellegrino
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Ranieri
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Picciarelli
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Buongiorno
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Dentico
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D012703:Serotyping
D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D012367:RNA, Viral