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Frequency and genotype of GB virus C among Iranian patients infected with HIV.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2008
Hekmat Soheila, Mohraz Minoo, Vahabpour Rouhollah, Jam Sara, Bahramali Golnaz, Banifazl Mohammad, Aghakhani Arezoo, Eslamifar Ali, Mahboudi Fereidoun, Edalat Rozita, Ramezani Amitis
Abstract excerpt
GB virus C (GBV-C) infection is frequent in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to similar transmission routes of these viruses. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of infection and genotypic characteristics of GBV-C in this population. The presence of GBV-C RNA was determined in serum samples of 106 patients infected with HIV by reverse transcriptase-nested polymerase...
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