Multicenter trial on mother-to-infant transmission of GBV-C virus

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Zanetti, Alessandro R ^a   Tanzi, Elisabetta ^a   Romanó, Luisa ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a   Zuin, Giovanna ^a   Minola, Eliseo ^b   Zapparoli, Barbara ^c   Palmieri, Marina ^d   Marini, Antonio ^a   Ghisotti, Daniela ^a   Friedman, Paula ^e   Hunt, Jeffrey ^e   Laffler, Thomas ^e   Giacchino, R ^f   Romano L ^g   Tanzi, E ^g   Mele, A ^h   Rapicetta, M ^h   Stroffolini, T ^h   Cargnel, A ⁱ   Chircu, L V ⁱ   Manzillo, G ⁱ   Mazzotta, F ⁱ   Puoti, M ⁱ   Vigano P ⁱ   Vigevani, G M ⁱ   Sagliocca, L ^j   Bonino, P ^k   D'Agostino, F ^k   Boschini, A ^k   Galli, C ^l,m   Ritter, A ^l,m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

^f G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g Institute of Virology   (Italy)

^h ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

ⁱ Infectious Diseases Sacco H Milano   (Italy)

^j Public Health Service   (Italy)

^k Blood Banks of Turin and Lodi ^*

^l ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^m ABBOTT GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

GBV C HGV; HCV; Vertical perinatal transmission; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0031938701     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199802)54:2<107::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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