Suppression of hepatitis C virus by hepatitis B virus in coinfected patients at the National University Hospital of Singapore

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-485

  Wang, Yuan Min ^a,b   Ng, Wee Chit ^a   Lo, Su Kong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C virus antibody; Hepatitis C virus RNA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VIRAL INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0032840535     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050300     Document Type: Article

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