Viral replication in patients with concomitant hepatitis B and C virus infections

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 445-451

  Crespo, J ^a   Lozano, J L ^a   Carte, B ^a   De Las Heras, B ^a   De La Cruz, F ^b   Pons Romero, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030748792     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02471908     Document Type: Article

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