GB virus type C infection in hemodialysis patients considering co-infection with hepatitis C virus

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1260-1263

  Hosseini Moghaddam, S M ^a,b,f   Keyvani, H ^c   Samadi, M ^a   Alavian, S M ^a,d   Mahdavimazdeh, M ^e   Daneshvar, S ^a,b   Razzaghi, Z ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f UNRC   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gb virus type c; Genotypes; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis c virus; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS;

GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 43949086211     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21161     Document Type: Article

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