Article
High prevalence and coinfection rate of hepatitis G and C infections in intravenous drug addicts.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Apr 1997
Diamantis I, Bassetti S, Erb P, Ladewig D, Gyr K, Battegay M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The hepatitis G virus is a newly discovered RNA virus which is possibly transmitted parenterally. Hepatitis G virus is associated with acute or chronic hepatitis and may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, characteristics shared by the hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C virus is prev...
Topics
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Flaviviridae
- Genotype
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Prospective Studies
- RNA, Viral
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous
- Time Factors