High prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus genotype 3 among autochthonous Venezuelan populations

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 357-362

  Loureiro, Carmen L ^a   Alonso, Roberto ^a   Pacheco, Belkis A ^b   Uzcátegui, María G ^b   Villegas, L ^b,c   León, Graciela ^b   De Saéz, Arlette ^b   Liprandi, Ferdinando ^a   López, José L ^b   Pujol, Flor H ^a  

^a Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular   (Venezuela)

^b Banco Municipal de Sangre de Caracas ^*  (Venezuela)

^c Esc Malariologia y Saneamiento A   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Amerindians; Blood donors; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis G virus; South America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VENEZUELA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; URBAN POPULATION; VENEZUELA;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS;

EID: 0036836508     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10211     Document Type: Article

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