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World J Hepatol. Sep 27, 2013; 5(9): 496-504
Published online Sep 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i9.496
Table 1 Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Asia
Country of originPopulationGenotyping methodPrevalence of HCV genotype 6Author
Thailandn = 236; Blood donors throughout the countryReverse hybridization18.0%Kanisanon et al[7]
n = 58; Volunteers from four hospitals located in the North, North-east, South and Center of the countryCore sequencing8.9%Sunanchaikarn et al[8]
n = 126; Blood donors in the Northern ThailandCore sequencing31.0%Jutavigittum et al[9]
n = 375; Blood donors in the Central ThailandCore and NS5B sequencing18.9%Akkarathamrongsin et al[10]
n = 40; Immigrant workers from Cambodia (n = 25) and Myanmar (n = 15) in ThailandCore and NS5B sequencing56% among Cambodian workers and 26.7% among Myanmar workersAkkarathamrongsin et al[23]
Myanmarn = 110; Blood donors in Yangon and its suburbsNS5B sequencing20.9%Shinji et al[11]
n = 145; Volunteers from four different border cities of MyanmarCore sequencing49% (Genotype 6 was mostly found in the Northern cities)Lwin et al[12]
Vietnamn = 308; Patients from urban community-based GI practice in Southern VietnamCore sequencing31.5%Nguyen et al[13]
n = 135; Blood donors in Hanoi (Northern VietnamCore (n = 70) and NS5B (n = 65) sequencing45.9%Pham et al[14]
Lao PDRHong Kongn = 45; Blood donors in Lao PDRCore and NS5B sequencing95.6%Hübschen et al[22]
n = 1055; 949 non-IVDU and 106 IVDU from all over Hong KongCore sequencing27.1% (23.6% among non-IVDU and 58.5% among IVDU)Zhou et al[26]
n = 212; Blood donorsNA27%Prescott et al[25]
Chinan = 148; Patients from nine regions in ChinaCore and NS5B sequencing13% (Genotype 6 was only observed in the South)Lu et al[24]