[Prevalence of hepatitis G virus among Tunisian blood donors]. / Prevalence du virus de l'hépatite G chez les donneurs de sang en Tunisie.
East Mediterr Health J
; 11(5-6): 1053-60, 2005.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16761677
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of hepatitis G virus among Tunisian blood donors Hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a recently identified virus which occurs worldwide. The prevalence of GBV-C/HGV in Tunisia has not been previously studied. We aimed to assess the prevalence of GBV-C/HGV infection in Tunisian blood donors. A total of 912 blood donors were tested for anti-E2 antibodies of GBV-C/HGV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and 600 were tested by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. GBV-C/HGV RNA was found in 5.3% of the sample and HGV antibodies occurred in 4.9%. A correlation was noticed between GBV-C/HGV infection and hepatitis C virus (P = 0.006). The prevalence of GBV-C/HGV is similar to that reported worldwide.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doadores de Sangue
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Vírus GB C
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Hepatite Viral Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tunísia