High prevalence of GB-C/hepatitis G virus in a Brazilian population with helminth infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 310-315

  Gallian, P ^a   Rodrigues, V ^b   Cantaloube, J F ^a   Dessein, H ^b   De Micco, P ^a   Dessein, A J ^b   De Lamballerie, X ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anti E2 antibody; Familial distribution; GBV C HGV; RT PCR; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VIREMIA; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

DNA VIRUSES; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; VERMES;

EID: 0031771408     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199812)56:4<310::AID-JMV4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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