Detection of antibody to hepatitis C virus E2 recombinant antigen among samples indeterminate for anti-HCV after wide serological testing and correlation with viremia

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 213-216

  Leon P ^a   Lopez J A ^a   Elola, C ^a   Domingo, C J ^a   Echevarria J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIREMIA;

EID: 0030010722     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1996.tb01329.x     Document Type: Article

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