Does co-infection with multiple viruses adversely influence the course and outcome of sporadic acute viral hepatitis in children?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1533-1537

  Kumar, Arvind ^a   Yachha, Surender Kumar ^a   Poddar, Ujjal ^a   Singh, Uttam ^a   Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Hepatic failure; Hepatitis A virus; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis E virus; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; JAUNDICE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 33747623733     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04509.x     Document Type: Article

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