Transmission (HGV)
HGV Infection May Not Be Clinically Significant In Some Cases of Liver Dysfunction
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 23rd, 1997
The finding provides further evidence that hepatitis G virus (HGV) is transmitted via blood transfusion, indicated Susan J. Skidmore and colleagues , Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom ("High Prevalence of Hepatitis G Virus in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients and Patients Treated for Acute Leukemia," Blood, May 15, 1997;89:3853-3856).
The researchers used reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and recorded transfusion histories and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels to study...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-06-23)
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