Prevalence and clinical significance of HGV/GBV-C infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B or C

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-30

  Yang, Jeng Fu ^a,b   Dai, Chia Yen ^b,c   Chuang, Wan Long ^b   Lin, Wen Yi ^a,b   Lin, Zu Yau ^b   Chen, Shinn Cherng ^b   Hsieh, Ming Yuh ^b   Wang, Liang Yen ^b   Tsài, Jung Fa ^b   Chang, Wen Yu ^b   Yu, Ming Lung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RNA ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SUPERINFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644499500     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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