Re-evaluation of anti-HBc non-reactive serum samples from patients with persistent hepatitis B infection by immune precipitation with labelled HBV core antigen

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-128

  Kantelhardt, Vera C ^a   Schwarz, Alexandra ^a   Wend, Ulrike ^a   Schüttler, Christian G ^a   Willems, Wulf R ^a   Trimoulet, Pascale ^b   Fleury, Hervé ^b   Gerlich, Wolfram H ^a   Kann, Michael ^a,c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c University Victor Segalen   (France)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; HBcAg; HBV; MEIA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

COHORT STUDIES; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES;

EID: 69449094175     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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