Prevalence and genotypes of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) and hepatitis C virus among patients infected with human immunodeficiency: Evidence of GBV/HGV sexual transmission

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Ibáñez, Angela ^a   Giménez Barcons, Mireia ^b   Tajahuerce, Angel ^b   Tural, Cristina ^a   Sirera, Guillem ^a   Clotet, Bonaventura ^a,c   Sánchez Tapias, José María ^b   Rodés, Juan ^b   Martínez, Miguel Angel ^a   Saiz, Juan Carlos ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS; Phylogenetic analysis; Route of transmission; Sexual contact; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 2642628986     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199808)55:4<293::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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