Severe hepatitis E infection during pregnancy

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-54

  Hussaini, S H ^a   Skidmore, S J ^b   Richardson, P ^a   Sherratt, L M ^b   Cooper, B T ^c   O'Grady, J G ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Hepatitis E; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER FAILURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0030635764     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1997.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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