The serological and molecular epidemiology of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection in a hepatitis C and B endemic area

Journal of Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-66

  Yu, M L ^a   Chuang, W L ^a   Dai, C Y ^a   Lu, S N ^b   Wang, J H ^b   Huang, J F ^c   Chen, S C ^a   Lin, Z Y ^a   Hsieh, M Y ^a   Tsai, J F ^a   Wang, L Y ^a   Chang, W Y ^a  

^a Hepatobiliary Division   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Foo Yin Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034946337     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0785     Document Type: Article

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