Superinfection with hepatitis c virus in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis b surface antigenemia: Its prevalence and clinical significance in taiwan

Nephron

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-164

  Chen, Kuo Su ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^a   Lee, Ning ^a   Leu, Mei Ling ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a   Fang, Kuan Meen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody to hepatitis C virus; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Liver dysfunction; Superinfection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SUPERINFECTION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERINFECTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 0029980082     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189033     Document Type: Article

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