PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND BLOOD DONORS IN TEHRAN, IRAN

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AMINI SAFIEH; ANDALIBI MAHMOODABADI S.; LAMIAN S.; JOULAEI M.; MAHMOUDI FARAHANI M.

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Public Health Year:2005 | Volume:34 | Issue:4 Page(s): 41-46

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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND BLOOD DONORS IN TEHRAN, IRAN

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GB VIRUS C

BLOOD DONOR

IVDU

THALASSEMIA

HGV

IRAN

Abstract

The hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a newly discovered RNA virus, which is associated with acute or chronic hepatitis. A survey was conducted in thalassemic patients, intravenous drug users (IVDU) and BLOOD DONORs aiming to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection in these groups in Tehran. The presence of HGV RNA in these populations was determined using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of the 5’ non-coding region (NCR) of the virus. One percent of BLOOD DONORs, 12.9% of thalassemics and 8.8% of the IVDUs, were infected with HGV. Twenty-five percent of HGV positive cases were also positive for HCV and none were positive for HBV-DNA. The greatest proportion of HCV positive cases were seen in IVDU group (67.4%) being the only HIV positive group (8.8%). In conclusion our study showed that HGV infection occurs with relatively intermediate frequency among thalassemics and IVDUs in IRAN and a higher rate of HGV-RNA was observed in older IVDUs.

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AMINI, SAFIEH, ANDALIBI MAHMOODABADI, S., LAMIAN, S., JOULAEI, M., & MAHMOUDI FARAHANI, M.. (2005). PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND BLOOD DONORS IN TEHRAN, IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 34(4), 41-46. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/272212/en

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AMINI SAFIEH, ANDALIBI MAHMOODABADI S., LAMIAN S., JOULAEI M., MAHMOUDI FARAHANI M.. PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND BLOOD DONORS IN TEHRAN, IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH[Internet]. 2005;34(4):41-46. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/272212/en

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SAFIEH AMINI, S. ANDALIBI MAHMOODABADI, S. LAMIAN, M. JOULAEI, and M. MAHMOUDI FARAHANI, “PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS G VIRUS (HGV) IN HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND BLOOD DONORS IN TEHRAN, IRAN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 41–46, 2005, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/272212/en

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