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Rates of infection and phylogenetic analysis of GB virus-C among Kuwaiti and Jordanian blood donors.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2010
Odeh Raed Abu, Yasin Salem, Nasrallah Gheyath, Babi Yaman
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OBJECTIVES: GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV), collectively known as GBV-C, has been reported to be associated with non-A-E hepatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of infection and genotypic characteristics of GBV-C among Kuwaiti and Jordanian blood donors. METHODS: A total of 334 plasma/serum samples from healthy blood donors in Kuwait (n = 130) and Jordan (n = 204) were screened using...
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