Lymphocyte reactivity to hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigens shows evidence for exposure to HCV in HCV-seronegative spouses of HCV-infected patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 518-522

  Bronowicki, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Vetter, Denis ^a   Uhl, George ^a   Hudziak, Hervé ^a   Uhrlacher, Arlette ^a   Vetter, Jean Marie ^a   Doffoel, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030806820     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517279     Document Type: Article

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