Immune complexed (IC) hepatitis C virus (HCV) in chronically and acutely HCV-infected patients

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-18

  Riva, E ^a   Maggi, F ^b   Abbruzzese, F ^a   Bellomi, F ^c   Giannelli, G ^d   Picardi, A ^a   Scagnolari, C ^c   Folgori, A ^e   Spada, E ^f   Piccolella, E ^c   Dianzani, F ^g   Antonelli, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e Okairòs ^*  (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute infection; Chronic infection; HCV; IFN; Immune complexes

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; MIDDLE AGED; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549113766     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-008-0099-9     Document Type: Article

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