Hepatitis G virus/GB virus C in Brazil. Preliminary report
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
38(3): 243-246, May-Jun. 1996.
Article
in English
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-320638
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis G virus/GB virus C is a novel flavivirus recently detected in hepatitis non A-E cases. In this study, the presence of this virus in chronic non-B, non-C hepatitis patients was evaluated using GBV-C specific PCR and this virus was detected in one out of thirteen patients. This patient has presented a severe liver failure, has lived for a long time in the Western Amazon basin and no other cause for this clinical picture was reported. The impact of the discovery of this new agent is still under evaluation throughout the world. The study of the prevalence of this virus among chronic hepatitis patients and healthy individuals (as blood donors) will furnish subside to evaluate its real pathogenicity.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Flaviviridae
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Hepatitis, Chronic
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Adolfo Lutz/BR
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