GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C/HGV) was identified recently and only two assays, consisting of a single recombinant protein, have been described for determination of the seroprevalence of this virus. An immunoblot assay was devised, which contains four recombinant GBV-C/HGV proteins. In this st
Hepatitis G virus infection in hemodialysis patients
โ Scribed by Sampietro, Maurizio; Badalamenti, Salvatore; Graziani, Giorgio; Como, Giovanna; Buccianti, Gherardo; Corbetta, Noemi; Ticozzi, Anna; Archenti, Anna; Lunghi, Giovanna; Penso, Donata
- Book ID
- 109884959
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 480 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Recently, sequences from a novel human flavivirus, termed GB virus C (GBV-C) or hepatitis G virus (HGV), have been identified in serum from patients with cryptogenic hepatitis and others. Sera from 116 patients with different clinical backgrounds were tested for the presence of GBV-C/HGV RNA by a re
## Abstract A prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies of 12% was found in 276 patients from 11 dialysis units. Between zero and 22% of the patients in the different units were antiโHCV positive. The epidemiology of HCV was studied in two units during a 2 year period by antibody assays and
HCV infection is common among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis, and it has been considered an independent risk factor for mortality in this setting. Although liver biopsy in ESRD patients with HCV infection is useful before kidney transplantation, it carries a high risk o
## Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains common among hemodialysis patients and its occurrence is related mainly to nosocomial spread. Although dialysis patients with HCV infection respond well to interferonโbased therapy, relapse is frequent. This study aimed at a selected group of he