Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) and hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection in some groups
- Author:
Nga Tuyet Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis
- MeSH:
Hepatitis;
Torque teno virus
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):5-10
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This study assessed the prevalence of TT virus and GBV-C/HGV in some groups: non A-E hepatitis patients, blood donors and HCV infection group. HGV RNA was detected by RT-nested PCR and TTV DNA was determined by semi-nested PCR. The result showed that 4% TTV DNA positive was found in 75 non A-non E hepatitis patients. The positive rates of TTV DNA were increased among blood donors and HCV infection group. All of non A – non E hepatitis patients and bolld donors were HGV RNA negative but the rate of GBV-C/HGV RNA positive was very high in HCV infection group. The itiopathogenetic role of TTV and GBV-C/HGV in chronic hepatitis of non A-non E wasf still undefined
