Title of article
Prevalence of GBV-C RNA in HIV infected individuals in Tehran, Iran
Author/Authors
Keyvani, H Dept. of Virology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical sciences , Mohammadi, A Dept. of Virology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical sciences , Haji-abdolbaghi, M AIDS Research Center - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Pages
6
From page
22
To page
27
Abstract
Background: GB virus C (GBV-C) is a flavivirus that was characterized in 1995. The prevalence of GBV-C RNA in HIVinfected
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.
Keywords
GBV-C RNA , HIV , Co-infection , Iran
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2010
Record number
2440410
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