High prevalence of GB virus C in Brazil and molecular evidence for intrafamilial transmission

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1634-1637

  Pinho, João R R ^a,b   Zanotto, Paolo M DE A ^c   Ferreira, João L P ^a   Sumita, Laura M ^b   Carrilho, Flair J ^d   Da Silva, Luiz C ^d   Capacci, M Lourdes ^e   Silva, Adávio O ^e   Guz, Betty ^f   Gonçales Jr , Fernando L ^g   Gonçales, Neiva S L ^g   Buck, Gregory A ^h   Meyers, Gregory A ⁱ   Bernardini, A Plínio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b Jardim Paulista   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e HOSPITAL BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNICAMP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DELTA VIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032920338     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1634-1637.1999     Document Type: Article

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