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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2645-2647, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2645-2647.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Three Cases of Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 5 among Brazilian Hepatitis Patients

José Eduardo Levi,1* Deise Tihe Takaoka,1 Regina Helena Garrini,1 Roberta Maria Fachini,1 Roberto Focaccia,2 Edgar de Bortholi Santos,2 Heloisa Pedrosa Mitre,3 João Silva de Mendonça,3 Norma de Paula Cavalheiro,4 Antonio Alci Barone,4 and Silvano Wendel1,5

Centro de Imunologia e Imunogenética,,1 Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas,,2 Serviço de Moléstias Infecciosas, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual,,3 Laboratório de Hepatites, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo,4 Banco de Sangue, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil5

Received 26 December 2001/ Returned for modification 23 February 2002/ Accepted 14 April 2002

During the course of routine genotyping of hepatitis C virus isolates by 5' noncoding region sequencing, three samples were found to bear genotype 5-specific nucleotides. A serotyping method was subsequently applied and confirmed the finding. This is the first report of the occurrence of genotype 5 in Brazil.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centro de Imunologia e Imunogenética, Rua Peixoto Gomide 515, 12 Andar, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil CEP 01409-001. Phone: 55 11 3285 5999. Fax: 55 11 3284 5315. E-mail: biologia{at}cii-laboratorio.com.br.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2645-2647, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2645-2647.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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