Superinfection by homotypic virus in hepatitis C virus carriers: Studies on patients with post-transfusion hepatitis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Kao, J H ^a   Chen, P J ^a   Wang, J T ^a   Yang, P M ^a   Lai, M Y ^a   Wang, T H ^a   Chen, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Genotype; HCV; Homotypic superinfection,; Mixed infection; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPERINFECTION;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARRIER STATE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERINFECTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0029837003     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199612)50:4<303::AID-JMV4>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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