Prevalence and patterns of HGV/GBV-C infection in patients with suspected HCV-related hepatitis

Research in Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 433-438

  Garcia De Viedma D ^a   Alonso, R ^a   Rivera, M ^a   Rodriguez Creixems M ^a   Bouza, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

HCV; Prevalence; Hepatitis; HGV; Infection patterns

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032209156     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(99)80011-9     Document Type: Article

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