High prevalence of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus RNA among Brazilian blood donors
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High prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus RNA among Brazilian blood donors.
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of the Hepatitis G Virus on a population of blood donors from S o Paulo, Brazil and to evaluate its association to sociodemographic variables. Two RT-PCR systems targeting the putative 5'NCR and NS3 regions were employed and the former has shown a higher sensitivity. The observed prevalence of HGV-RNA on 545 blood donors was 9.7% (CI 95% 7.4...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000200004