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Mother‐to‐baby transmission of hepatitis G virus
Author(s) -
Moaven Len D,
Tennakoon P Suman,
Bowden D Scott,
Locarnini Stephen A
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124854.x
Subject(s) - virology , polymerase chain reaction , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , transmission (telecommunications) , virus , reverse transcriptase , medicine , biology , genetics , gene , messenger rna , electrical engineering , engineering
A mother tested positive for hepatitis G virus (HGV) by reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) before and at delivery. Her baby tested HGV negative by RT‐PCR at birth but serum samples at four and six weeks of age were HGV positive, suggesting transmission of HGV from mother to baby.