Research Article

Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in Patients with Dengue Diagnosis

Table 1

Primers used for amplification in the molecular diagnosis for dengue and HCV.

VirusPrimerSequences Fragment size bp Reference

DENVDV1 (+)5′-GGRACKTCAGGWTCTCC-3′ [22]
DV3 (−)5′-AARTGIGCYTCRTCCAT-3′470
DSP1 (−)5′-AGTTTCTTTTCCTAAACACCTCG-3′169
DSP2 (−)5′-CCGGTGTGCTCRGCYCTGAT-3′362
DSP3 (−)5′-TTAGAGTYCTTAAGCGTCTCTTG-3′265
DSP4 (−)5′-CCTGGTTGATGACAAAAGTCTTG-3′426

HCVHCV 1 (+)5′-ACTCCACCATAGATCACTCCC-3′241 [23]
HCV 2 (−)5′-AACACTACTCGGCTAGCAGT-3′
HCV 3 (+)5′-TTCACGCAGAAAGCGTCTAG-3′144
HCV 4 (−)5′-CTTTATCCAAGAAAGGACCC-3′