Acute hepatitis E virus infection in Taiwan 2002-2006 revisited: PCR shows frequent co-infection with multiple hepatitis viruses

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1734-1742

  Wu, Kuan Ta ^a   Chung, Kun Ming ^a   Feng, I Che ^a   Sheu, Ming Jen ^a   Kuo, Hsing Tao ^a   Koay, Lok Beng ^a   Lin, Chin Yih ^a   Tang, Ling Yu ^a   Tsai, Sun Lung ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GBV C; HBV; HCV; HEV; PCR

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GB VIRUS C; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; TAIWAN; VIREMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 69949134034     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21442     Document Type: Article

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