Role of transfusion-transmitted virus in acute viral hepatitis and fulminant hepatic failure of unknown etiology

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-412

  Das, Kunal ^a   Kar, P ^a,b   Gupta, R K ^a   Das, B C ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Division of Molecular Oncology Inst of Cytol and Molec Oncology Maulana Azad Medical College ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acute viral hepatitis; Fulminant hepatitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Transfusion transmitted virus; Voluntary blood donors

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 2342526509     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2003.03308.x     Document Type: Article

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