Prevalence of HCV Genotypes and Their Distribution in Various Populations of São Paulo, Brazil

Genotype Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus in São Paulo, Brazil:
Rare Subtype Found

table 1. Prevalence of HCV Genotypes and Their Distribution in Various Populations of São Paulo, Brazil

Source	N (%)	HCV Genotype
Source	N (%)	1 (%)	1a (%)	1b (%)	2 (%)	3 (%)	4a (%)	Mixed (%)

Blood donors	34	1 (2.9)	6 (17.6)	13 (38.2)	2 (5.9)	11 (32.4)	0	1 (2.9)
			(58.7)
Hemophiliacs	23	1 (4.3)	8 (34.8)	4 (17.4)	3 (13.0)	7 (30.4)	0	0
			(56.5)
Rt-pts	40	30 (75.0)			2 (5.0)	6 (15.0)	1 (2.5)^*	1 (2.5)^*
CH-C pts	251	13 (5.2)	51 (20.3)	92 (36.6)	8 (3.2)	85 (33.9)	0	2 (0.8)
			(62.1)
Total	348 (100)	45 (12.9)	65 (18.7)	109 (31.3)	15 (4.3)	109 (31.3)	1 (0.3)	4 (1.1)
			(63)

Abbreviations: Rt-pts, Renal-transplant patients; CH-C pts, chronic hepatitis C patients. ^* Genotyping was performed by both LiPA (Line Probe Assay) and Serotyping assay.