Prevalence and genotypes of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus among blood donors in Central Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 953-957

  Oliveira, Luciana A ^a   Martins, Regina M B ^a   Carneiro, Megmar A S ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Silva, Simonne A ^a   Cardoso, Divina D P ^a   Lampe, Elisabeth ^b   Yoshida, Clara F T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Central Brazil; GB virus C; Goi nia; Hepatitis G virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0036782819     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000700005     Document Type: Article

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