Hepatitis G virus infection in healthy individuals, acute viral hepatitis and persons at risk for parenteral transmission

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-324

  Praharaj, A K ^a   Kalghatgi, A T ^b   Nagendra, Brig A ^c  

^a CHSC   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

^c Classified Specialist   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis G virus; Parenteral transmission; Polymerase chain reaction; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A TO E; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33750324266     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: 03771237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(06)80096-1     Document Type: Article

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