A serological study of intrafamilial spread from patients with sporadic hepatitis E virus infection

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 446-449

  Somani, S K ^a   Aggarwal, R ^a   Naik, S R ^a   Srivastava, S ^a   Naik, S ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis E virus; Intrafamilial spread; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAFAMILIAL TRANSMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0242267028     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2003.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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