Evaluation of HBsAg carrier rate in acute viral hepatitis and high risk individuals using RPH and ELISA

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-280

  Korgaonkar, Abhaya ^a   Verenkar, M P ^a   Savio, Rodrigues ^a   Pinto, Maria J W ^a   Singh, Inderjit ^a  

^a GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Carrier rate; ELISA; HBsAg; RPHA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARRIER STATE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 0030256989     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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