Prevalence of hepatitis G viremia among healthy subjects, individuals with liver disease, and persons at risk for parenteral transmission

H H Feucht; B Zöllner; S Polywka; B Knödler; M Schröter; H Nolte; R Laufs

doi:10.1128/jcm.35.3.767-768.1997

Prevalence of hepatitis G viremia among healthy subjects, individuals with liver disease, and persons at risk for parenteral transmission

J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Mar;35(3):767-8. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.767-768.1997.

Authors

H H Feucht¹, B Zöllner, S Polywka, B Knödler, M Schröter, H Nolte, R Laufs

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Abstract

The prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was determined by reverse transcription-PCR in 777 individuals with and without risk factors for viral transmission via blood. From our results we conclude that transmission of HGV and that of HCV are favored by similar risk factors.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
DNA Primers / genetics
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Flaviviridae* / genetics
Flaviviridae* / isolation & purification
Hepatitis C / complications
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis C / transmission
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / complications*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / epidemiology*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / transmission
Humans
Liver Diseases / complications*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral / blood
RNA, Viral / genetics
Risk Factors
Viremia / epidemiology*
Viremia / virology

Substances

DNA Primers
RNA, Viral