Persistent hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection in chronic hemodialysis patients and non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 956-960

  Grassi, M ^a   Mammarella, A ^a   Sagliaschi, G ^a   Granati, L ^a   Musca, A ^a   Traditi, F ^a   Pezzella, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillary zone electrophoresis; Chronic hepatitis; Hemodialysis patients; HGV genome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD DONOR; CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0035160209     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2001.154     Document Type: Article

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