Outbreak of acute viral hepatitis due to hepatitis E virus in Hyderabad

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-382

  Sarguna, P ^a   Rao, A ^a   Sudha Ramana, K ^a  

^a Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

Acute viral hepatitis; Epidemic; Hepatitis E virus; Mixed infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VOMITING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 37549035402     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37343     Document Type: Article

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