Prevalence of hepatitis G virus RNA in French blood donors and recipients

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 645-650

  Loiseau, P ^a   Mariotti, M ^b   Corbi, C ^a   Ravera, N ^a   Girot, R ^c   Thauvin, M ^b   Portelette, E ^a   Mariette, X ^d   Roudot Thoraval, F ^e   Benbunan, M ^a   Lefrere J J ^b  

^a Etablissement Transfus Sang l'A   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD DONOR; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0030920757     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37697335161.x     Document Type: Article

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