Hepatitis C genotypes in patients with dual hepatitis B and C virus infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-160

  Pontisso, P ^a   Gerotto, M ^a,c   Ruvoletto, M G ^a   Fattovich, G ^b   Chemello, L ^a   Tisminetzky, S ^c   Baralle, F ^c   Alberti, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^d Clinica Medica 1a   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Multiple virus infection; Viral interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030020682     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199602)48:2<157::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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