Frequency of hepatitis G virus infection among HIV positive subjects with parenteral and sexual exposure

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-272

  Ramezani, Amitis ^a   Mohraz, Minoo ^b   Vahabpour, Rouhollah ^a   Jam, Sara ^b   Banifazl, Mohammad ^c   Eslamifar, Ali ^a   Mahboudi, Fereidoun ^a   Aghakhani, Arezoo ^a   Edalat, Rozita ^a   Hekmat, Soheila ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Iranian Society for Support of Patients with Infectious Diseases   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis G virus (HGV); Human immumodeficiency virus (HIV); Injection drug users (IDUs)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CD4 ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 54349100994     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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