Hepatitis E seroconversion in United States travelers abroad

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 822-824

  Ooi, Winnie W ^a   Gawoski, John M ^a   Yarbough, Patrice O ^b   Pankey, George A ^c  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Genelabs Incorporated   (United States)

^c OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 0032707532     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.822     Document Type: Article

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