Double hepatitis B virus infection in a patient with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection and 'anti-HBc alone' as serological pattern

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 623-627

  Wagner, A A ^a   Loustaud Ratti, V ^a   Chemin, I ^b   Weinbreck, P ^a   Denis, F ^a   Alain, S ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; EVALUATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPLENECTOMY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 26844479101     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0010-1     Document Type: Article

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