Detection of occult hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections from peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-291

  Zaghloul, Hosam ^a   El Sherbiny, Walid ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Occult hepatitis B virus infections; Occult hepatitis C; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; LIVER ENZYME; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT HEPATITIS B INFECTION; OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS; OCCULT HEPATITIS C INFECTION; OCCULT HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 77950786706     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820131003605820     Document Type: Article

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