Infection with the hepatitis G virus (HGV), as indicated by the presence of HGV ribonucleic acid, was sought in 57 children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. HGV infection was found in 2 children (3.5%), or 14% of the babies whose mothers were former drug abusers. Maternal drug abuse is an important risk factor for hepatitis G and C virus coinfection in children in our area.
Hepatitis G and C virus coinfection in children / F. Bortolotti, A. Tagger, R. Giacchino, G.V. Zuccotti, C. Crivellaro, F. Balli, C. Barbera, P. Vajro, G. Nebbia, M.L. Ribero. - In: THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 0022-3476. - 131:4(1997 Oct), pp. 639-640.
Hepatitis G and C virus coinfection in children
A. TaggerSecondo
;G.V. Zuccotti;M.L. Ribero
1997
Abstract
Infection with the hepatitis G virus (HGV), as indicated by the presence of HGV ribonucleic acid, was sought in 57 children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. HGV infection was found in 2 children (3.5%), or 14% of the babies whose mothers were former drug abusers. Maternal drug abuse is an important risk factor for hepatitis G and C virus coinfection in children in our area.
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