DETECTION OF HEPATITIS-G VIRUS-RNA IN PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT KNOWN RISK-FACTORS FOR BLOOD-BORNE VIRAL-INFECTIONS IN SWEDEN AND HONDURAS

Authors
LARA C HALASZ R SONNERBORG A SALLBERG M
Citation
C. Lara et al., DETECTION OF HEPATITIS-G VIRUS-RNA IN PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT KNOWN RISK-FACTORS FOR BLOOD-BORNE VIRAL-INFECTIONS IN SWEDEN AND HONDURAS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 36(1), 1998, pp. 255-257
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
255 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1998)36:1<255:DOHVIP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We analyzed 224 and 163 serum samples from individuals in Sweden and H onduras, respectively, for the presence of the hepatitis G virus (HGV or GB virus-C) RNA. HGV infection in both Sweden and Honduras was rela ted to common risk factors for blood-borne infections, despite a surpr isingly high frequency in groups without known risk factors.