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Detection of Hepatitis G Virus RNA in Persons with and without Known Risk Factors for Blood-Borne Viral Infections in Sweden and Honduras

1998; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.36.1.255-257.1998

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

Claudia Sánchez, Robert Halasz, Anders Sönnerborg, Matti Sällberg,

Tópico(s)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

ABSTRACT We analyzed 224 and 163 serum samples from individuals in Sweden and Honduras, respectively, for the presence of the hepatitis G virus (HGV or GB virus-C) RNA. HGV infection in both Sweden and Honduras was related to common risk factors for blood-borne infections, despite a surprisingly high frequency in groups without known risk factors.

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