Hepatitis G virus (HGV) was detected and described five years ago and up till now it presented unexplained problem for clinicians. Although reports on the pathogenicity of the virus are inconsistent, most researchers admit that the infection is very common. The aim of the study was an evaluation of HGV infection incidence rate among children with selected liver diseases. 150 children aged from 2 to 15 years with liver diseases (most with viral hepatitis B and C) were enrolled to the study. The existence of virus (HGV) genetic material in serum was estimated in all patients. On the basis of the analysis, the HGV infection was determined to be frequent in children with liver diseases (20.7%) and not dependent on sex and age. The contamination was more common in patients without viral hepatitis B and C than in children with chronic viral hepatitis B and C.
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