@Article{Świderska2015,
journal="Clinical and Experimental Hepatology",
issn="2392-1099",
volume="1",
number="1",
year="2015",
title="Original articleDistribution of HBV genotypes in Poland",
abstract=" Aim of the study : To identify distribution of HBV genotypes in particular regions of Poland.   Material and methods : The study included 270 treatment-naïve, HBV-infected individuals, enrolled in 7 centers of Poland. HBV genotyping was performed in 243 of them with the INNO-LiPA HBV Genotyping assay (Innogenetics).   Results : Genotype A present in 2/3 patients was demonstrated as the most predominant in Poland. It was followed by D (20%), H (5%) and mixed A + D (5%). Remaining patients were infected with genotype F, mixed D + G, A + C or D + F. Analysis of distribution demonstrated regional differences, with a higher rate of genotype D prevalence (about 30%) in the eastern (Białystok and Lublin) and south-western (Wrocław) parts compared to other regions, where the prevalence rate was below 15%. The highest prevalence of genotype A (exceeding 80%) was observed in central Poland (Bydgoszcz, Łódź).   Conclusions : The presented data reveal the current distribution of HBV genotypes across Poland, which is the first and the largest such epidemiological analysis.",
author="Świderska, Magdalena
and Pawłowska, Małgorzata
and Mazur, Włodzimierz
and Tomasiewicz, Krzysztof
and Simon, Krzysztof
and Piekarska, Anna
and Wawrzynowicz-Syczewska, Marta
and Jaroszewicz, Jerzy
and Rajewski, Paweł
and Zasik, Ewelina
and Murias-Bryłowska, Elżbieta
and Pniewska, Anna
and Halota, Waldemar
and Flisiak, Robert",
pages="1--4",
doi="10.5114/ceh.2015.51372",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2015.51372"
}