Hepatitis-G virus infection in multi-transfused patients and intravenous drug abusers: New Delhi experience

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1383-1389

  Asim, Mohammad ^a   Potukuchi, Sai Kiran ^a   Arora, Ashu ^a   Singh, Bhimo ^b   Kar, P ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis G virus; HGV RNA; High risk subjects; Intravenous drug abusers; Multi transfused patients

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 41949103446     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0004-1     Document Type: Article

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