Prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic carriers in Santiago, Chile

dc.creatorVenegas Santos, Mauricio
dc.creatorMuñoz Espinoza, Gabriela
dc.creatorHurtado Heim, Carmen
dc.creatorAlvarez, Luis
dc.creatorVelasco Rayo, Marta
dc.creatorVillanueva Arancibia, Rodrigo
dc.creatorBrahm Barril, Javier
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-26T15:25:34Z
dc.date.available2010-01-26T15:25:34Z
dc.date.created2010-01-26T15:25:34Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.identifierARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, Volume: 153, Issue: 11, Pages: 2129-2132, 2008
dc.identifier0304-8608
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/128342
dc.description.abstractThe eight genotypes (designated A–H) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) display distinctive geographical distribution worldwide, with genotypes A, D and F frequently detected in South America. To determine the prevalence of HBV genotypes in Santiago, Chile, 131 samples from chronic carriers were used for PCR amplification, and genotyping was performed by RFLP. The results indicated that genotype F was the most prevalent among HBV carries (84% of the cases), whereas genotypes A, B, C and D were found at a prevalence of 3.8, 3.8, 6.1, and 2.3%, respectively. We discuss these data in the complex scenario of HBV epidemiology.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSPRINGER WIEN
dc.subjectPHYLOGENETIC RELATEDNESS
dc.titlePrevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic carriers in Santiago, Chile
dc.typeArtículo de revista


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