Human Pegivirus-1 Detection and Genotyping in Brazilian Patients with Fulminant Hepatitis

Fulminant hepatitis is a severe clinical disease characterized by a marked decline in liver function and encephalopathy. In a previous survey, using metagenomics in a group of 27 patients with this clinical condition, we observed an expressive quantity of reads of the Human pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1). The...

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Main Authors: Anielly Sarana da Silva, Gabriel Montenegro de Campos, Marcia Guimarães Villanova, Rafael dos Santos Bezerra, Luciana Maria Mendes Santiago, Rodrigo Haddad, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Marta Giovanetti, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Maria Carolina Elias, Sandra Coccuzzo Sampaio, Simone Kashima, Svetoslav Nanev Slavov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1122