Detection of hepatitis G virus RNA in patients with acute non-A-E hepatitis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-164

  Frider, B ^a,d   Sookoian, S ^a   Castano G ^a   Gonzalez J ^b   Flichman, D ^b   Viudez, P ^a   Dawson, G J ^c   Schlauder, G G ^c   Mushahwar, I K ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute non A E hepatitis; Acute vital hepatitis; GB virus; HGV; PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS LATENCY;

EID: 0031877676     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1998.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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