Spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen clearance in a long-term follow-up study of patients with chronic type B hepatitis. Lack of correlation with hepatitis C and D virus superinfection

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 696-701

  Da Silva, Lutz Caetano ^a   De Assis Madruga, Carmen Lúcia ^a   Carrilho, Flair José ^a   Pinho, João Renato Rebello ^a   Saéz Alquezar, Amadeo ^a   Santos, Carlos ^a   Bassit, Leda ^a   Barreto, Claudia ^a   Da Fonseca, Luís Edmundo Pinto ^a   Alves, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira ^a   Leitão, Regina ^a   Vianna, Regina ^a   Cardoso, Rita Antonelli ^a   França, Alex Vianey Callado ^a   Da Costa Gayotto, Luiz Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B; Spontaneous HBsAg clearance

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 10244219920     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02347619     Document Type: Article

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