2002
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.7.2645-2647.2002
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Abstract: 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.

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“…These data are comparable to those previously published for São Paulo (24,25), except for the fact that we found two genotype 5 samples, possibly because we analyzed a larger population and/or included samples from outside São Paulo City.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…These data are comparable to those previously published for São Paulo (24,25), except for the fact that we found two genotype 5 samples, possibly because we analyzed a larger population and/or included samples from outside São Paulo City.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…However, for the first time in a Western country, there was a local pattern of HCV distribution in our study, with HCV type 5 accounting for 14.2% of the cohort. HCV genotype 5 has been observed in up to 30% of infections in South Africa (33,35,38), while small numbers of isolates have been identified in Canada (21), Belgium (36), and more recently, a region of Spain (13) and Brazil (16). In our study, infected patients were local inhabitants, and a preliminary investigation showed that they had not been at risk of acquiring HCV infection in other countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…No Brasil, tem-se observado maior prevalência do genótipo 1, seguido do 3 4 6 32 , a despeito da considerável variação na distribuição de genótipos e da insuficiência de informações em algumas regiões brasileiras 1 21 24 33 37 . Genótipos incomuns, como o 4 e o 5, também foram relatados esporadicamente no Brasil 22 . Em Minas Gerais, maior prevalência do genótipo 1 foi observada em portadores de hemofilia (84,1%) 31 , quando comparados aos portadores de insuficiência renal crônica em hemodiálise (66,3%) 5 .…”
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