High prevalence of HGV/GBV-C infection in polytransfused patients with thalassemia major

Vox Sang. 1998;74(3):212. doi: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1998.7430212.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Biomarkers
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Flaviviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / etiology
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / transmission
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral / blood*
  • Transfusion Reaction*
  • Viremia / epidemiology*
  • Viremia / etiology
  • Viremia / transmission
  • Viremia / virology
  • beta-Thalassemia / complications*
  • beta-Thalassemia / therapy

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • RNA, Viral
  • Alanine Transaminase