Prevalence and genotypes of hepatitis G virus among hemodialysis patients in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Medical Principles and Practice, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.102-106, 2005 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000083920
- Dergi Adı: Medical Principles and Practice
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-106
- Anahtar Kelimeler: hepatitis G virus, hemodialysis patients, genotypes, East Anatolia, Turkey
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objectives: To study the prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis G virus (HGV) in hemodialysis patients in East Anatolia, Turkey. Subjects and Materials: Eighty-nine hemodialysis patients and 30 healthy individuals were analyzed by using reverse-transcriptase nested polymerase chain reaction with primers specific for 5′ untranslated region. HGV genotyping was performed by PCR and three randomly selected HGV-positive samples were sequenced. Results: Of the 89 hemodialysis patients, HGV RNA was detected in 9 (10.2%). All of our isolates were assigned to genotype 2. Conclusion: Our results showed that hemodialysis patients carry the risk for HGV infection in East Anatolia, Turkey. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG.