Table 2.
HCV genotype and subtype in the 99 HCV-infected patients tested using in-house Sanger sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis of an NS5B fragment, the reference method.
| HCV genotype | N (%) | HCV subtype | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype 1 | 46 (46.5) | 1a | 18 |
| 1b | 17 | ||
| 1d | 3 | ||
| 1e | 3 | ||
| 1i | 1 | ||
| 1 l | 3 | ||
| 1 indeterminate | 1 | ||
| Genotype 2 | 11 (11.1) | 2a | 1 |
| 2k | 1 | ||
| 2l | 2 | ||
| 2 indeterminate | 7 | ||
| Genotype 3 | 14 (14.1) | 3a | 14 |
| Genotype 4 | 17 (17.2) | 4a | 4 |
| 4b | 1 | ||
| 4d | 1 | ||
| 4f | 2 | ||
| 4 g | 1 | ||
| 4k | 1 | ||
| 4 m | 1 | ||
| 4r | 4 | ||
| 4t | 1 | ||
| 4 indeterminate | 1 | ||
| Genotype 5 | 2 (2.0) | 5a | 2 |
| Genotype 6 | 5 (5.1) | 6e | 3 |
| 6p | 2 | ||
| Recombinant 2k/1b | 4 (4.0) | 2k/1b | 4 |