Hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a newly described RNA virus that is parenterally transmitted and has been found frequently in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. To determine the impact of hepatitis G virus co-infection on morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation, we measured HGV
Influence of hepatitis G virus infection on liver disease
✍ Scribed by I. D. Diamantis; E. Kouroumalis; M. Koulentaki; E. Fasler-Kan; P. A. Schmid; H. H. Hirsch; H. Bühler; K. Gyr; M. Battegay
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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