Prevalence and correlates of GB virus C infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Bangkok, Thailand

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-44

  Bhanich Supapol, Wendy ^a   Remis, Robert S ^a   Raboud, Janet ^a,b   Millson, Margaret ^a   Tappero, Jordan ^c,d   Kaul, Rupert ^a,b   Kulkarni, Prasad ^e   McConnell, Michelle S ^c   Philip, A Mock ^c   McNicholl, Janet M ^e   Roongpisuthipong, Anuvat ^f   Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee ^g   Shaffer, Nathan ^c,d   Butera, Salvatore ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

GBV C; HIV coinfection; Pregnant women; Risk factors; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; PLACEBO; RNA; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; THAILAND; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; THAILAND;

GB VIRUS C;

EID: 78649538456     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21946     Document Type: Article

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