Low Prevalence of Ongoing Hepatitis B Viremia in HIV-Positive Individuals with Isolated Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen [2]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-441

  Gandhi, Rajesh T ^a   Wurcel, Alysse ^a   McGovern, Barbara ^b   Lee, Hang ^a   Shopis, Janet ^a   Corcoran, Colleen P ^a   Toner, Sarah ^a   Giachetti, Christina ^c   Dockter, Janel ^c   Sax, Paul E ^d   Ukomadu, Chinweike ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Gen Probe Incorporated   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIREMIA;

EID: 0344393499     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200312010-00013     Document Type: Letter

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