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Effect of Primer Selection on Estimates of GB Virus C (GBV-C) Prevalence and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy for Optimal Testing for GBV-C Viremia
1 Sept 2006
Abstract excerpt
GB virus C (GBV-C; also called hepatitis G virus) is a common cause of infection associated with prolonged survival among HIV-infected individuals. The prevalences of GBV-C viremia vary widely in different studies, and there has been poor agreement among different laboratories performing GBV-C RNA detection in quality control studies. To determine the optimal method of measuring GBV-C RNA in clinical samples,...
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