Multiple hepatitis virus infections in chronic HBsAg carriers in naples

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 445-451

  Sagnelli, E ^a,c   Felaco, F M ^a   Filippini, P ^a   Scolastico, C ^a   Rapicetta, M ^b   Stroffolini, T ^b   Piccinino, F ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c c/o Ospedale Gesù e Maria ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INTERFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS D; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; VIRAL INTERFERENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 0030893236     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050090     Document Type: Article

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