HCV infection in Egyptian patients with acute hepatitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2017-2023

  Quinti, Isabella ^a   El Salman, Diaa ^b   Monier, Mohamed K ^b   Hackbart, Barbara G ^b   Darwish, Magdi S ^b   El Zamiaty, Dina ^b   Paganelli, Roberto ^b   Pandolfi, F ^b   Arthur, Ray R ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Anti HCV antibodies; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0030807722     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018897813268     Document Type: Article

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