Publications

evidence of increasing diversification of hepatitis c viruses.	hepatitis c virus (hcv) has high genomic variability and, since its discovery, at least six different types and an increasing number of sub-types have been reported. the hcv genotype may influence virus replication, the natural course of disease and the response to therapy. hcv has been described as a dynamic population of heterogeneous, closely related variants, designated quasispecies. in order to study the degree of genetic variability of strains isolated in montevideo, uruguay, sequence data ...	1999	10374954
sexual transmission of hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infections among male transvestite comercial sex workers in montevideo, uruguay.	prostitution may constitute a risk behavior for infection with hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). we conducted a seroepidemiologic study among 200 male transvestite commercial sex workers (csws) in montevideo, uruguay in 1999. evidence of exposure to hbv, hcv, and hiv was found in 101 (50.5%), 13 (6.5%), and 43 (21.5%) individuals, respectively. positivity for hiv was correlated with both hbv (odds ratio [or] = 2.15, 95% confidence interval ...	2003	12887033
hepatitis c virus among non-injecting cocaine users (nicus) in south america: can injectors be a bridge?	to investigate the factors associated with hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection among non-injecting cocaine users (nicus) and to compare practices associated with hcv and hiv infection.	2010	20955486