Detection of hepatitis C and E virus genomes in sera of patients with acute viral hepatitis and fulminant hepatitis by their simultaneous amplification in PCR

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Madan, K ^a   Gopalkrishna, V ^a   Kar, P ^a   Sharma, J K ^a   Das, U P ^a   Das, B C ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute viral hepatitis; ELISA; Fulminant hepatic failure; HCV; HEV; RT PCR; Simultaneous amplification

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031884079     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00626.x     Document Type: Article

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