GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection in southern China.
GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection in southern China.
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中国南方地区的GB病毒C/G型肝炎病毒感染。
DOI:
10.1093/infdis/175.1.168
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发表时间:
1997
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通讯作者:
S. Iino
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作者:
R. Wu;M. Mizokami;K. Cao;T. Nakano;X. Ge;S. Wang;E. Orito;K. Ohba;M. Mukaide;K. Hikiji;J. Lau;S. Iino
The prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) infection among intravenous drug users (IVDUs), patients with liver diseases, and blood donors in Nanning, southern China was studied. GBV-C/HGV RNA was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the 5'-untranslated region. GBV-C/HGV RNA was detected in 64 of 85 IVDUs, 20 of 80 persons with liver disease, and 1 of 50 blood donors. Among IVDUs, GBV-C/HGV infection was associated with antibodies to hepatis C virus (HCV) and with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Eleven nucleotide sequences were determined and analyzed by molecular evolutionary analysis. In a phylogenetic tree, the isolates were grouped in three clusters with GBV-C and HGV grouped in two clusters. These data indicate that GBV-C/HGV infection is common in China among IVDUs but uncommon among persons with liver disease without HBsAg or anti-HCV and that there is a new group of GBV-C/HGV.