Lack of hepatitis e virus infection in HIV patients with advanced immunodeficiency or idiopathic liver enzyme elevations

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 895-896

  Madejon A ^a   Vispo, E ^a   Bottecchia, M ^a   Sanchez Carrillo M ^a   Garcia Samaniego J ^a   Soriano, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis E; HIV

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 70449411041     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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