Detection of hepatitis G virus RNA in persons with and without known risk factors for blood-borne viral infections in Sweden and Honduras.

ABSTRACT: We analyzed 224 and 163 serum samples from individuals in Sweden and Honduras, respectively, for the presence of the hepatitis G virus (HGV or GB virus-C) RNA. HGV infection in both Sweden and Honduras was related to common risk factors for blood-borne infections, despite a surprisingly high frequency in groups without known risk factors.

SUBMITTER: Lara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC124846 | biostudies-literature | 1998 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature