Acute hepatitis B virus superinfection in a Taiwanese patient with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 302-305

  Hung, Chao Hung ^a   Lee, Chuan Mo ^a   Wang, Jing Houng ^a   Chen, Chien Hung ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case reports; Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatitis B; Superinfection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SUPERINFECTION; TAIWAN; ACUTE DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 3342959931     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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