Hepatitis C virus superinfection in hepatitis B virus chronic carriers: A reciprocal viral interaction and a variable clinical course

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-320

  Sagnelli, Evangelista ^a,b   Coppola, Nicola ^a,b   Marrocco, Cecilia ^b   Onofrio, Mirella ^a,b   Sagnelli, Caterina ^b   Coviello, Giancarlo ^a   Scolastico, Carlo ^b   Filippini, Pietro ^b  

^a S Sebastiano Hospital   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis C; HBV chronic infection; HBV HCV concurrent infection; Viral interference

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PROTHROMBIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASCITES; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RNA, VIRAL; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 31944445435     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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