HBsAg diagnostic kits in the detection of hepatitis B virus mutation within "a" determinant

Viral Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-114

  Louisirirotchanakul, Suda ^a,f   Kanoksinsombat, Chinda ^a   O'Charoen, Rachanee ^b   Tikul, Ladda Fongsa ^c   Puapairoj, Chintana ^d   Lulitanond, Viraphong ^d   Appassakij, Hatsadee ^e   Promwong, Charupon ^e   Wasi, Chantapong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PLASMA; POINT MUTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS MUTATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOOD DONORS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MUTATION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33645462034     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2006.19.108     Document Type: Article

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