Hepatitis in used syringes: The limits of sensitivity of techniques to detect hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, and antibodies to HBV core and HCV antigens

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 997-1000

  Heimer, Robert ^a   Khoshnood, Kaveh ^b   Jariwala Freeman, Bini ^b   Duncan, Barney ^b   Harima, Yvonne ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0030011659     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.4.997     Document Type: Article

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