Prevalence and infectivity of hepatitis G virus and its strain variant, the GB agent, in volunteer blood donors in Taiwan

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 290-295

  Wang, J T ^a,b   Chen, P J ^c   Liu, D P ^d   Sheu, J C ^e   Wang, T H ^e   Chen, D S ^e,f  

^a Department of Bacteriology

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Health   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TAIWAN; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

EID: 0031916630     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.38398222874.x     Document Type: Article

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