Hepatitis B virus DNA in serum and blood cells of hepatitis B surface antigen-negative hemodialysis patients and staff

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1443-1447

  Cabrerizo, María ^a,c   Bartolomé, Javier ^a,c   De Sequera, Patricia ^b   Caramelo, Carlos ^b   Carreño, Vicente ^a,c,d  

^a Fund Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^b Nephrology   (Spain)

^c Fund El Estud Las Hepat Virales   (Spain)

^d Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030813171     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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