The enigma of concurrent hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to HBsAg

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1170-1172

  Gerlich, Wolfram H ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CONVALESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY;

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 34247191525     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513296     Document Type: Note

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