Article
GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection among Colombian native Indians.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 1998
Tanaka Y, Mizokami M, Orito E, Ohba K, Nakano T, Kato T, Kondo Y, Ding X, Ueda R, Sonoda S, Tajima K, Miura T, Hayami M
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) infection in Colombian native Indians, serum GBV-C/HGV RNA was assayed in 163 native Indians and 67 members of the general population in Colombia. The native Indians (males:females = 40:123) and the members of the general population (males:females = 20:47) were tested by reverse transcription-semi-nested polymerase chain reaction. Of the 163...
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