摘要
Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C and the genotypes of hepatitis C virus(HCV)in Chenzhou,Hunan Province,China,and to analyze the difference in HCV RNA load between genotype 1 patients and non-genotype 1 patients.Methods Sixty hepatitis C patients with positive HCV RNA,who were from Chenzhou and received initial treatment in our hospital from March 2012 to March 2013,were included in the study.HCV RNA load and HCV genotypes were determined。