Open AccessRole of GB Virus C in HIV-1–Infected and Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Hemophiliac Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Solveig Tenckhoff,
Thorsten Kaiser,
Fritz Bredeek,
Sharyne Donfield,
Erika Menius,
Alice Lail,
Joachim Mössner,
Eric S. Daar,
Hans L. Tillmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31826218e1.
Subject(s) - gb virus c , medicine , hepatitis c virus , virology , virus , viral disease , hepatitis c , immunology , flaviviridae
GB Virus C (GBV-C) has been associated with a better prognosis of HIV-1 disease in adults. Little is known about prevalence and interaction between GBV-C, HIV-1, and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemophiliac children and adolescents.