GBV-C/HGV infection in children with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-159

  Komatsu, Haruki ^a   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^a   Inui, Ayano ^a   Sogo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Morinishi, Youichi ^a   Miyagawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Inui, Michio ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Koutoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti E2; Children; GBV C; HCV; HGV; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL;

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

EID: 0032856307     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199910)59:2<154::AID-JMV5>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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