Prevalence of hepatitis E virus in Chinese blood donors

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 317-318

  Guo, Qing Shun ^a   Yan, Qiang ^a   Xiong, Jun Hui ^a   Ge, Sheng Xiang ^a   Shih, J Wai Kuo ^a   Ng, Mun Hon ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Xia, Ning Shao ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

BLOOD DONOR; CHINESE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 73949156912     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01466-09     Document Type: Note

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