Prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus among blood donors in north‐eastern Brazil

Summary We tested 70 blood donors from Fortaleza (Ceara state, Brazil) for GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV/HGV) infection by polymerase chain reaction and detection of antienvelope antibodies. Twenty‐seven (38.6%) showed signs of an active or resolved infection. Sixty‐four percent of those with in...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 1999-05, Vol.4 (5), p.365-367
Main Authors: Goubau, Patrick, Andrade, Francisco Braga, Liu, Hsin‐Fu, Basilio, Francisco Placido, Croonen, Luc, Barreto‐Gomes, Vania A. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Donors - statistics & numerical data
blood‐borne viruses
Brazil
Brazil - epidemiology
Flaviviridae - genetics
Flaviviridae - immunology
Flaviviridae - isolation & purification
Fortaleza
GBV‐C
Hepatitis Antibodies - blood
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - epidemiology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - immunology
HGV
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral - blood
transfusion
Tropical medicine
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:Summary We tested 70 blood donors from Fortaleza (Ceara state, Brazil) for GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV/HGV) infection by polymerase chain reaction and detection of antienvelope antibodies. Twenty‐seven (38.6%) showed signs of an active or resolved infection. Sixty‐four percent of those with indications of other blood‐borne viral infections showed signs of GBV‐C/HGV infection also.
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00407.x