江门市120例静脉吸毒者HBV、HCV和HGV感染状况

目的 了解静脉毒瘾者乙型肝炎病毒(HBV),丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)及庚型肝炎病毒的感染状况。方法 对广东省江门市120例静脉毒瘾者血浆的HBV、HCV和HGV的标记物进行了检测,采用ELISA法检测HBsAg,HBeAg,抗-HBc,抗-HBe,抗-HBs,抗-HCV;逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测HGV RNA。结果 120例静脉毒瘾者中HBsAg阳性有13例(10.83％),抗-HBs阳性41例(34.71％),单项抗-HBc阳性7例(5.83％),抗-HCV阳性89例(74.17％),HGV RNA阳性28例(23.33％)。13例HBsAg阳性中9例抗-HCV阳性,3例HGV RNA阳性;7例单项抗-HBc阳性中5例抗-HCV阳性,2例HGV RNA阳性;28例HGV RNA阳性中20例抗-HCV阳性;2例HBsAg、抗-HCV、HGV RNA同时阳性。结论 静脉毒瘾者是HCV和HGV的高危感染人群;HBV,HCV和HGV三种病毒的感染之间在静脉毒瘾者中无相关性。     

血液透析患者丙型和庚型肝炎病毒感染的研究

为了解血液透析患者中丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)和庚型肝炎病毒(HGV)的感染情况,并探讨相对危险因素,对48例在302医院和武警总医院进行维持性血液透析的患者用逆转录聚合酶链(PCR)反应和酶联免疫法检测了血清中HCV RNA、HGV RNA及其抗体水平。结果显示,抗-HCV和HCV RNA阳     

各型病毒性肝炎患者庚型肝炎病毒感染状况

目的:了解武汉地区各型病毒性肝炎患者中庚型肝炎病毒(HGV)感染的情况。方法:用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)及逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)方法测定各型病毒性肝炎患者的抗HGV和HGV RNA,并对庚肝病毒感染者进行临床分析。结果:351例各型病毒性肝炎患者中抗HGV阳性者56例,占15.05％;此56例中HGV RNA阳性者21例,占37.50％。各型病毒性肝炎患者中抗HGV阳性率及庚肝抗体阳性者中HGV RNA阳性率分别为:甲肝14.29％(5/35)及20.00％(1/5);乙肝17.29％(37/214)及35.14％(13/37);丙肝14.52％(9/62)及55.56％(5/9);戊肝4.00％(1/25),0.00％(0/1);非甲～戊肝26.67％(4/15),50.00％(2/4)。56例抗HGV阳性者中43例有输血、使用血制品或静脉药癌史,占76.79％。HGV感染在肝炎各临床类型分布为急性、慢性和重型肝炎患者无明显差异,且无性别和年龄分布的差异。HBV重叠感染HGV患者的SALT及TBil水平明显高于单纯HBV感染者(P<0.05),而HGV和其它肝炎病毒((HAV、HCV、HEV)重叠感染患者与单纯其它肝炎病毒感染者的SALT及TBiL水平无明显差异(P>0.05)。结论:武汉地区各型病毒性肝炎患者均可存在HGV感染。HGV可单独感染或与其它病毒混合感染。血液传播是HGV感染的主要途径。乙型肝炎患者合并庚肝病毒重叠感染可加重病情,而甲、丙、戊型肝     

庚型肝炎病毒感染的临床特点及对外周血单个核细胞感染的研究

目的 探讨庚型肝炎病毒（HGV）感染的临床特点及其在体内的亲嗜性和复制位点。方法 采用逆转录－套式聚合酶链反应（RT-nested PCR)对129例高危人群的血清及其中59例的外周血单个核细胞(PBMCs)进行HGV RNA正、负链检查、临床分析。结果 9例单纯HGV感染者中,急性肝炎3例,慢性肝炎3例,另3例为无症状携带者;HGV对PBMCs的感染率（35．7％）显著低于丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）感染（77．3％,P＜0．05）;全部标本中均未发现HGV RNA负链存在。结论 HGV感染可引起急、慢性肝炎,但临床症状轻;HGV可感染PBMCs,但较HCV感染能力弱;HGV不在PBMCs中复制。     

庚型肝炎病毒感染及其与中医辨证分型的关系

目的:观察HGV感染与其他肝炎病毒重叠感染及其与中医临床辨证分型的关系。方法:对692例病毒性肝炎患者进行甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、庚型肝炎病毒血清检测(包括HGV RNA PCR法)检测。将HGV感染者进行中医临床分型,单纯HGV感染者与同期HCV感染者辨证分型比较。结果:HGV感染率为10.69％,重叠感染是其存在的主要形式,尤以HBV重叠感染率高。中医分型,单纯HGV感染以湿热中阻为主,重叠感染中则以重叠HBV感染较为复杂,有湿热中阻,肝郁脾虚型外,还见有肝肾阴虚湿热未清,瘀血阻络湿热未清相兼证型,亦可见毒热炽盛的危象证候。结论:单纯HGV感染者中医证型比重叠感染者简单,以湿热中阻为主。     

庚型肝炎病毒重叠乙、丙型肝炎病毒感染的临床分析

HGV在病毒性肝炎发病中的作用各家报道尚不统一,为此,我们对HGV RNA(TR-PCR)阳性患者,进行乙型肝炎、丙型肝炎病毒指标及肝功检测,旨在对HGV单独感染与HBV、HCV重叠感染情况进行探讨。 资料和方法 一、研究对象 32例HGV RNA阳性患者均为我科1996年10月～1997年8月的住院病人,其中男性24例,女性8例,年龄11～76岁。单纯HGV感染者12例,HGV合     

不同临床型肝病患者中庚型肝炎病毒感染的研究

目的:了解不同临床型肝病患者的庚型肝炎病毒(HGV)感染状况。方法:应用酶联免疫法(ELISA)检测不同临床型肝病患者血清中抗-HGV,并对抗-HGV阳性血清应用逆转录套式聚合酶链反应法(RT-nPCR)检测HGV RNA。结果:肝硬变,慢性乙型和丙型肝炎病人及HBsAg携带者的抗-HGV阳性率(分别为36.36％、26.2％、12.5％和12.0％),均显著高于急性肝炎(4.17％)。急性和慢性非甲-戊型肝炎病人的抗-HGV阳性率也较高,分别为33.3％(1/3)和16.67％(1/6)。各临床型肝病患者中,抗-HGV阳性和阴性组血清天门冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)和丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)水平无明显差异。结论:HGV与乙型和丙型肝炎病毒(HBV和HCV)具有较高的共同感染率,部分非甲-戊型肝炎为HGV感染;重叠感染HGV似并不加重肝损害程度。     

急性病毒性肝炎患者中庚型肝炎病毒RNA检测研究

为观察庚型肝炎病毒在急性病毒性肝炎中感染情况,对239例急性肝炎患者的血清,采用两步法筛选进行HGV RNA的检测,并经HGV RNA确证试验,结果显示:HGV RNA阳性者9例,其中合并乙肝1例,合并丙肝3例,合并戊肝1例,非甲-戊型肝炎中占4例。提示:①HGV与其它型肝炎病毒重叠感染较多。②6例患者无输血史,而HGV RNA仍为阳性,提示HGV的输血外传播。③NA-E急性肝炎患者中,HGV的阳性率为23.5％,证实HGV为其病原之一,同时提示还可能存在其它的致病因子。     

HBV、HCV和GBV-C/HGV对肝细胞癌的影响:欧洲多国协作研究

此研究目的是阐明HBV和HCV感染对欧洲肝细胞癌(HCC)的影响。 病人与方法:对503例HCC(来自法国、德国、意大利、西班牙、希腊、英国6个肝病中心)患者的血清及80份肝组织标本检测HBV DNA和HCV RNA,57份血清测GBV-C/HGV RNA。     

血液透析患者乙、丙、庚型肝炎病毒感染状况分析

目的 探讨血液透析病人（HDP）乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）、丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）、庚型肝炎病毒（HGV）的感染状况、感染方式及预防措施。方法 对160例HDP及30例对照组定期预留血清,检测HBsAg、抗HBs、HBeAg、抗HBe 、抗HBc、HBV DNA、抗HCV、HCV RNA、抗HGV。结果 HDP的HCV、HGV感染率明显高于对照组（P＜0.01及P＜0.05）。HBV感染率高于对照组,但其差异显著性（P＞0.05）。血透加输血组肝炎病毒感染率明显高于单纯血透组（P＜0.01）。肝炎病毒感染率随透析时间的延长,感染率逐渐增高。结论 HDP HCV、HGV感染率高,其中输血是一重要因素,其次与血液透析本身的医源性感染有关。故应加强对献血员的筛选,尽量少输血,加强透析过程中的消毒隔离措施。     

Clinical significance of hepatitis G virus infection in patients on long-term haemodialysis

Infection with the newly discovered hepatitis G virus (HGV) was analysed in 163 patients on long-term haemodialysis to clarify its prevalence and clinical significance. Hepatitis G virus RNA in serum was measured by polymerase chain reaction with primers corresponding to the putative non-structural 5’ region. Of the 163 patients, three (1.8%) were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, 40 (24.5%) were positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA and 16 (9.8%) were positive for HGV-RNA. Five of the 16 patients with HGV-RNA were also positive for HCV-RNA. Patients with HCV and HGV coinfection had undergone a longer duration of haemodialysis (P=0.001) and had higher units of transfusion (P=0.031) compared with those without hepatitis virus infection. Transfusion history was significantly higher (P=0.039) in patients with only HGV infection than in those without hepatitis virus infection. Hepatitis C virus RNA concentration was higher (P=0.032) in patients with HCV and HGV coinfection than in those with HCV infection only, but alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were similar between these two groups. In conclusion, about 10% of patients on haemodialysis were infected with HGV and the infection was closely associated with transfusion history.     

Prevalence of hepatitis G virus RNA in a monocentric population of French haemophiliacs

Hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis GB virus (GBV-C) have been reported as possible causes of non-A–E transfusional hepatitis. To assess the prevalence of hepatitis G virus infection in haemophiliacs we retrospectively investigated the presence of viral RNA in 92 patients with and without HCV infection. HGV/GBV-C RNA was reverse transcribed and amplified with primers from the 5' non-coding region of the genome. RNA was detected in 16/92 patients (17.4%). Restriction enzyme analysis revealed that the 16 patients belonged to the HGV-like genotype. Serology with E2-specific antibodies demonstrated that HGV viraemia underestimates previous infection by HGV. 33 patients were positive for HGV; all but two have cleared HGV RNA. 47/92 patients had a marker of prior infection by HGV.
No difference between HGV RNA positive and negative patients was observed concerning age, diagnosis, HIV and HCV status. Previous HBV infection correlated with the frequency of HGV infection. There was no difference in alanine aminotransferase levels between HGV positive and negative patients. All 18 patients exposed to only virally inactivated plasma-derived concentrates were negative for both HGV RNA and anti E2 antibodies.
Prior exposure to untreated concentrates correlated with HGV viraemia ( P =0.03), HGV seropositivity ( P =0.0002), and markers of HGV infection ( P <0.0001).
In haemophiliacs with a past exposure to non-inactivated concentrates, persistence of HCV RNA (53/74 patients) was more frequent than HGV RNA persistence (16/74 patients) although HGV viraemia is more frequent than HCV viraemia in blood donors. This may be related to a greater ability of individuals to clear HGV infection and suggests that hepatitis G virus infection in multi-transfused patients has a better outcome than infection with other blood-borne viruses.     

Lower Hepatitis G Virus Infection Prevalence Compared to Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection Prevalences

To more accurately determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection, we surveyed antibody to HGV (anti-E2) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and HGV RNA by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 298 residents of a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-endemic area of Japan and in 225 hemodialysis patients. We then compared these findings with known HCV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalences. Anti-E2 and HGV RNA prevalences were 32 (10.7%) and 5 (1.7%) in the residents and 24 (10.7%) and 10 (4.4%) in the hemodialysis patients, respectively. Anti-E2 and HGV RNA concurrence was found in two of the hemodialysis patients. Total HGV marker (anti-E2 and/or HGV RNA) prevalences [37 (12.4%) in residents and 32 (14.2%) in hemodialysis patients], were significantly lower than the prevalences of antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) by ELISA [59 (19.8%) and 96 (42.7%)], and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) by radioimmunoassay (RIA) [87 (29.2%) and 101 (44.9%)] (P < 0.05). The anti-HCV prevalence in subjects with total HGV marker was significantly higher than in those without total HGV marker. There was no significant difference in anti-HBc prevalence between those with and without total HGV marker. The viremic rate was highest in HCV infection (HCV RNA by PCR/anti-HCV) (83.2%), with HGV infection (HGV RNA/total HGV marker) (21.7%) intermediate, and HBV infection (hepatitis B surface antigen by RIA/anti-HBc) (5.3%) lowest (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that HGV infection was less endemic than HCV and HBV. HGV was eliminated naturally more frequently than HCV infection and less frequently than HBV infection.     

GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus infection in a hepatitis C virus endemic village: prevalence in residents with low educational attainment and frequent recovery in females

AIMS/BACKGROUND: GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a newly identified flavivirus, which may share the same mode of transmission as hepatitis C virus (HCV). The aim of this study was to investigate associated factors of HGV infection and clearance in a HCV endemic village in southern Taiwan. METHODS: Five hundred and ninety-four residents of a village in southern Taiwan were enrolled for hepatitis virus screening. Clinical features were recorded and a questionnaire addressing the possible routes of transmission was filled in by the participating residents. RESULTS: The prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B surface antigen in the 594 residents was 70.7% and 19.5% respectively. Of the 399 residents tested for HGV RNA, GB virus-C/Hepatitis G virus envelop 2 protein (HGV-E2) antibody, and HCV RNA, the prevalence was 13.5%, 25.3%, 53.1% respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low educational attainment was associated with HGV infection, old age and low educational attainment were associated with HCV infection, and female gender was associated with HGV clearance. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values were significantly higher for residents with HCV infection alone, HBV infection alone, and co-infection of HCV and HBV than for those without HBV, HCV, and HGV infection. There were no differences in ALT values between subjects with HGV infection alone and those without HBV, HCV, and HGV infections. Residents with co-infection of HGV and HBV, or HGV and HCV had ALT values similar to those with HBV or HCV infection alone. CONCLUSION: HGV infection is common in the HCV endemic village. The transmission of HGV is closely related to low educational attainment. HGV clearance is frequently encountered in females. Co-infection of HGV does not compound hepatocellular inflammation.