Open AccessDistribution of HCV genotypes in the metropolitan area of Naples
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Sodano,
Nunzia Cuomo,
Giuseppe Di Nicuolo,
Erasmo Falco,
Maria Grimaldi,
Francesco Labonia,
A. Raddi,
R. Smeraglia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
microbiologia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2280-6423
pISSN - 1120-0146
DOI - 10.4081/mm.2013.2258
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , genotype , distribution (mathematics) , hepatitis c virus , virology , identification (biology) , biology , demography , geography , veterinary medicine , medicine , virus , genetics , ecology , gene , archaeology , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The Hepatitis C virus is characterized by high genomic variability that leads to the identification of six different genotypes and many subtypes. In this work, we show the prevalence of genotypes in patients living in the metropolitan area of Naples collected in one year, analyzing differences in the distribution depending on sex and age groups