Prevalence of parenterally transmitted hepatitis viruses in clinically diagnosed cases of hepatitis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-47

  Arora, D R ^a   Sehgal, R ^a   Gupta, N ^a   Yadav, A ^a   Mishra, N ^a   Siwach, S B ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis D; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 14844320803     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.13873     Document Type: Article

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