prevalence of gbv-c rna in hiv infected individuals in tehran, iran

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h keyvani

a mohammadi

m haji-abdolbaghi

چکیده

background : gb virus c (gbv-c) is a flavivirus that was characterized in 1995. the prevalence of gbv-c rna in hiv-in­fected subjects has not been previously studied in iran and was therefore determined. methods: we have investigated serum samples of 80 patients from imam khomeini hospital, tehran, iran, whose hiv in­fection was confirmed in our laboratory by western-blotting. we used nested-pcr to detect gbv-c/hgv rna in their sera. results: gbv-c/hgv rna was detected in 15 (18.8%) of 80 patients. there was no significant difference in gbv-c/hgv rna preva­lence between males and females, in different age groups and hiv viral loads groups. conclusion : the prevalence of gbv-c rna was high in hiv-infected patients. there was no association between gbv-c rna prevalence and specific gender, age, and hiv viral loads groups.

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iranian journal of public health

جلد ۳۹، شماره ۱، صفحات ۲۲-۲۷

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