| detection and phylogenetic analysis of human pegivirus (gbv-c) among blood donors and patients infected with hepatitis b virus (hbv) in qatar. | human pegivirus (hpgv), formerly gb virus-c/hepatitis g virus (gbv-c/hgv), collectively known as gbv-c, is widely spread and has been reported to be associated with non-a-e hepatitis. to our knowledge, no previous study was conducted about hpgv in qatar. thus, the objectives of this study were as follows: (i) to determine the rates of hpgv infection in qatar among healthy blood donors and hbv-infected patients, and (ii) to determine the most predominant hpgv genotype in qatar. a total of 714 blo ... | 2015 | 26058920 |