Characteristics and prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in patients with hepatitis C in Iran

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Zandieh, Tahereh ^a   Cohan, Nader ^a   Samiei, Shahram ^a   Amini, Sediegheh ^a   Ataei, Zahra ^a   Kavari, Mahnaz ^a  

^a IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Occult hepatitis B; PCR; Surface antigen

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33846192481     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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