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HEV, TTV and GBV-C/HGV markers in patients with acute viral hepatitis.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 May 2005
Lyra A C, Pinho J R R, Silva L K, Sousa L, Saraceni C P, Braga E L, Pereira J E, Zarife M A S, Reis M G, Lyra L G C, Silva L C da, Carrilho F J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of HEV, TTV and GBV-C/GBV-C/HGV in patients with acute viral hepatitis A, B and non-A-C. We evaluated sera of 94 patients from a sentinel program who had acute hepatitis A (N = 40), B (N = 42) and non-A-C (N = 12); 71 blood donors served as controls. IgM and anti-HEV IgG antibodies were detected by enzyme immunoassay using commercial kits. TTV and...
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