Serological pattern 'anti-hepatitis B core alone' in HIV or hepatitis C virus-infected patients is not fully explained by hepatitis B surface antigen mutants

AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 569-571

  Wagner, Anne A ^a   Denis, François ^a   Weinbreck, Pierre ^a   Loustaud, Véronique ^a   Autofage, François ^a   Rogez, Sylvie ^a   Alain, Sophie ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION;

EID: 1642334585     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200402200-00028     Document Type: Article

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