Article
Prevalence patterns and genotypes of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus among imprisoned intravenous drug users.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1998
Anastassopoulou C G, Paraskevis D, Sypsa V, Psichogiou M, Katsoulidou A, Tassopoulos N, Skoutelis A, Malliori M, Hatzakis A
Abstract excerpt
An RT-PCR assay using primers from the 5'-UTR of the GBV-C/HGV genome was used to detect viremia, and a serological assay was used to detect past exposure to GBV-C/HGV, in sera from 106 imprisoned Greek intravenous drug users. High seroprevalence rates indicative of the parenteral route of transm...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- Adult
- Aged
- Alanine Transaminase
- Flaviviridae
- Genotype
- Greece
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Prevalence
- Prisoners
- RNA, Viral
- Regression Analysis