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GB virus C infection: is there a clinical relevance for patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus?
AIDS reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Kaiser Thorsten, Tillmann Hans L
Abstract excerpt
In a search for new hepatitis viruses, two independent groups identified viruses named GB virus C and Hepatitis G Virus, which turned out to be different strains of the same agent. Despite its initial ascription to hepatitis viruses, this new virus does not cause any hepatitis. Thus, the term GB virus C is preferred. Soon after its discovery, a significantly better clinical course of HIV infection was...
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