It is difficult to explain the high levels of infection seen with GBV-C/HGV if transmission relies on the parenteral route. A group of young women was investigated in order to establish the prevalence of infection in this age group of the general population and perhaps indicate other possible routes
High prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection among the Jewish population in Uzbekistan
✍ Scribed by Takanobu Kato; Masashi Mizokami; Tatsunori Nakano; Yutaka Kondo; Ken-ichi Ohba; Etsuro Orito; Ryuzo Ueda; Motokazu Mukaide; Vladimir Gurtsevitch; Alexander Syrtsev; Ruslan Ruzibakiev; Mamur Abdurakhnamov; Masahiro Yamashita; Masanori Hayami
- Book ID
- 117366349
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 447 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-1702
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