Hepatitis E superinfection produces severe decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-138

  Ramachandran, Jeyamani ^a   Eapen, Ce ^a   Kang, Gagandeep ^a   Abraham, Priya ^a   Hubert, Darius D J ^a   Kurian, George ^a   Hephzibah, Julie ^a   Mukhopadhya, Ashis ^a   Chandy, George M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Decompensation; Hepatitis E; Seroprevalence; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SUPERINFECTION; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 1342289722     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03188.x     Document Type: Article

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