Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia in HIV-infected patients without HCV antibodies detectable by third-generation enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1506-1509

  Hadlich, Everton ^a   Álvares Da Silva, Mário Reis ^a   Molin, Rafaela Komorowski Dal ^a   Zenker, Raquel ^a   Goldani, Luciano Zubaran ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Coinfection; Diagnosis; HCV; Hepatitis C; HIV 1; PCR

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 34547986438     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04614.x     Document Type: Article

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