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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
10
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-11-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
To determine if GB virus C (GBV-C) or hepatitis G (HGV) infection can be transmitted by heterosexual intercourse, we tested serum samples from 234 non-drug-injecting female prostitutes for GBV-C/HGV. We used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction to test for GBV-C/HGV RNA and ELISA for GBV-C/HGV-E2 antibody. The prevalence of total GBV-C/HGV marker (GBV-C/HGV RNA and/or GBV-C/HGV-E2 antibody) was 58/234 (24.8%) in the prostitutes, and 7/71 (8.9%) in matched controls. The GBV-C/HGV RNA and GBV-C/HGV-E2 antibody concurrence rate was 12.5% for the prostitutes, but was nil in matched controls. Total GBV-C/HGV marker was significantly higher in the prostitutes than in matched controls. Additionally, total GBV-C/HGV marker was associated with the number of years engaged in prostitution after adjusting for age. We found hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in prostitutes to be associated with syphilis infection, but GBV-C/HGV infection was not. Thus, it seems likely that GBV-C/HGV can be transmitted by heterosexual intercourse, even in the absence of syphilis.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0163-2116
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
44
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1937-43
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Flaviviridae,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Hepatitis, Viral, Human,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Hepatitis C,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Prostitution,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-RNA, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Substance Abuse, Intravenous,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Syphilis,
pubmed-meshheading:10548339-Time Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1999
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Heterosexual transmission of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection to non-intravenous drug-using female prostitutes in Fukuoka, Japan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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