[Detection of genotype 4 of the hepatitis C virus in Salvador, BA].
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.
Zarife
Maria Alice Sant' Anna
MA
Laboratório Central de Saude Publica Professor Gonçalo Moniz Salvador, BA, Brazil. mzarife@cpqgm.fiocruz.br
de Oliveira
Eline Carvalho Pimentel
EC
Romeu
Jane Maria Santos Leal
JM
dos Reis
Mitermayer Galvão
MG
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
D012367:RNA, Viral