Urine from chronic hepatitis B virus carriers: Implications for infectivity

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-20

  Knutsson, Mikael ^b   Kidd Ljunggren, Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti HBe; HBeAg; HBV DNA; Polymerase chain reaction; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINE; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS EXCRETION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BLOOD; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0033992246     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(200001)60:1<17::AID-JMV3>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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