Seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A and E viruses in pediatric aGe groups in Turkey

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-97

  Colak, D ^a   Ogunc, D ^a   Gunseren, F ^a   Velipasaoglu, S ^a   Aktekin, M R ^a   Gultekin, M ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti HAV total immunoglobulin; Anti HEV IgG; Pediatric age groups

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIROLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 0346355262     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.1.9     Document Type: Article

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