Individuals with antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen as the only serological marker for hepatitis B infection: high percentage of carriers of hepatitis B and C virus

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 14-20

  Jilg, Wolfgang ^a   Sieger, Emilia ^a   Zachoval, Reinhart ^b   Schätzl, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

HBV and HCV double infections; Hepatitis B virus, chronic carriers; Hepatitis C virus, chronic carriers; HIV infection; HVB DNA; Isolated anti HBc; Low level carriers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0029057167     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(95)80305-X     Document Type: Article

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