Clearance of HCV RNA following acute hepatitis A superinfection

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-374

  Cacopardo, B ^a   Nunnari, G ^a   Nigro, L ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Hepatitis A virus; Hepatitis C virus; Viral clearance

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS RNA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STIMULATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RNA ANALYSIS; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS LOAD;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILIRUBIN; CYTOKINES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RNA, VIRAL; SUPERINFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049126108     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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