High prevalence of hepatitis G viremia among kidney transplant patients in Thailand

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-166

  Raengsakulrach, Boonyos ^a   Ong aj yooth, Leena ^b   Thaiprasert, Thanarak ^c   Nilwarangkur, Sanga ^b   Ong aj yooth, Sompong ^c   Narupiti, Sumitda ^a   Thirawuth, Vipa ^a   Klungthong, Chonticha ^a   Snitbhan, Rapin ^a   Vaughn, David W ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

GB virus C; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; HGV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THAILAND; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; THAILAND; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIREMIA;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030765912     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199710)53:2<162::AID-JMV9>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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