High rate of GB virus type C/HGV transmission from mother to infant: possible implications for the prevalence of infection in blood donors

BACKGROUND: Because GB virus type C(GBV‐C)/HGV (GBV‐C/HGV) is blood‐borne and sexually transmitted, persons at risk of infection with such viruses have a high prevalence of GBV‐C/HGV markers. However, adults with no apparent risk factors, such as blood donors, frequently are positive for GBV‐C/HGV m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2000-05, Vol.40 (5), p.602-607
Hauptverfasser:	Lefrère, J.-J., Sender, A., Mercier, B., Mariotti, M., Pernot, F., Soulié, J.-C., Malvoisin, A., Berry, M., Gabai, A., Lattes, F., Galiay, J.-C., Pawlak, C., De Lachaux, V., Chauveau, V., Hreiche, G., Larsen, M., Férec, C., Parnet-Mathieu, F., Roudot-Thoraval, F., Brossard, Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS/HIV Blood Donors Female Flaviviridae GBV-C = GB virus type C Hepatitis, Viral, Human - blood Hepatitis, Viral, Human - transmission Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Viral Load - statistics & numerical data
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