RESUMEN
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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Donantes de Sangre/estadística & datos numéricos , Virus GB-C , Hepatitis Viral Humana/epidemiología , Hepatitis Viral Humana/virología , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Comorbilidad , ADN Viral/análisis , ADN Viral/genética , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Virus GB-C/genética , Virus GB-C/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Anticuerpos Antihepatitis/sangre , Hepatitis B/complicaciones , Hepatitis B/epidemiología , Hepatitis C/complicaciones , Hepatitis C/epidemiología , Hepatitis Viral Humana/sangre , Hepatitis Viral Humana/complicaciones , Hepatitis Viral Humana/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Tamizaje Masivo/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vigilancia de la Población , ARN Viral/análisis , ARN Viral/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Factores de Riesgo , Estudios Seroepidemiológicos , Túnez/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
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