Article
[GBV-C infection in HIV-infected patients in the Russian Federation].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Dmitriev P N, Tsikina M N, Moiseeva A V, Serkov I L, Pronin A Iu, Popova O E, Isaeva O V, Kiuregian K K, Mikhaĭlov M I
Abstract excerpt
The spread and genotypical variability of GBV-C virus were determined among the HIV-positive patients in the Russian Federation. More than a fourth (26.2%) of the HIV-infected patients were shown to have GBV-C coinfection; all virus isolates belonged to genotype 2 with a predominance of subtype 2a. Analysis of the impact of GBV-C coinfection on HIV burden and CD4 lymphocyte levels showed no significant impact on...
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