Prevalence of GBV C/HGV RNA and GBV C/HGV antibodies in French volunteer blood donors: Results of a collaborative study

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 166-169

  Mercier, B ^a,n   Barclais, A ^b   Botte, C ^c   Cantalube, J F ^d   Coste, J ^e   Defer, C ^f   Gautreau, C ^b   Giannoli, C ^g   Halfon, P ^h   Lepot, I ^f   Loiseau, P ⁱ   Martial, J ^j   Montcharmont, P ^g   Merel, P ^k   Ouzan, D ^l   Ravera, N ⁱ   Follana, J ^m   Cesaire R ^j   Janot, C ^c   Lemaire, J M ^e   De Micco, P ^d   Vezon, G ^k   Ferec C ^a   more..

^a CHU MORVAN   (France)

^b ETS Hopital Cochin ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^d ETS Alpes Provence   (France)

^e RASS du Languedoc Roussillon   (France)

^f Atmo Nord Pas de Calais   (France)

^g ETS   (France)

^h Laboratoire Alphabio   (France)

ⁱ SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^k ETS Aquitaine   (France)

^l INSTITUT ARNAULT TZANCK   (France)

^m ETS Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur   (France)

ⁿ F 29275 Cedex   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FRANCE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0032962399     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000031043     Document Type: Article

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