The distribution of HBV, HCV and HGV among livers with fulminant hepatic failure of different aetiology

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 861-871

  Sergi, Consolato ^a   Jundt, Katharina ^a   Seipp, Stefanie ^a   Goeser, Tobias ^a   Theilmann, Lorenz ^a   Otto, Gerd ^a   Otto, Herwart F ^a   Hofmann, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; Liver; Orthotopic liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TOXIC HEPATITIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0032403158     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80112-8     Document Type: Article

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