title: [Detection of genotype 4 of the hepatitis C virus in Salvador, BA].
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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Central de Saude Publica Professor Gonçalo Moniz Salvador, BA, Brazil. mzarife@cpqgm.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Maria Alice Sant' Anna
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zarife
authors.forename: Eline Carvalho Pimentel
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Jane Maria Santos Leal
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Romeu
authors.forename: Mitermayer Galvão
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: dos Reis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral