Long-term persistence of hepatitis B virus DNA in the serum of children with chronic hepatitis B after hepatitis B e antigen to antibody seroconversion

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 270-274

  Bortolotti, Flavia ^a,d   Wirth, Stefan ^b   Crivellaro, Carlo ^c   Alberti, Alfredo ^a   Martine, Ursula ^b   De Moliner, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Clinica Medica 3   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; HBV DNA; Hepatitis B; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Reactivation of hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0029873447     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199604000-00008     Document Type: Article

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