title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, and Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halasz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sönnerborg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sällberg
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D005260:Female; D018067:Flaviviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral