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Article; Medical Biotechnology

Six-year distribution pattern of hepatitis C virus in Turkey: a multicentre study

Mustafa AltindisMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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Tuba DalMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isin AkyarMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Onur KaratunaMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Selma GokahmetogluMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Seda Tezcan UlgerMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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Canan KulahMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Berrin UzunMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Atatürk Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Aslı Gamze ŞenerMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Atatürk Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Mehmet OzdemirMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine,Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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Sibel AydoganMedical Microbiology Department, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Mert Ahmet KuskucuMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kenan MidilliMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Baris OtluMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Mustafa Kemal CelenMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Kurtulus BurukMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Huseyin GuducuogluMedical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncuyil University, Van, Turkey
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Pages 335-340 | Received 27 Jun 2015, Accepted 09 Sep 2015, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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