Diagnosis of acute hepatitis E by antibody and molecular testing: A study on 277 suspected cases

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-71

  Echevarria J M ^a   Fogeda, M ^a   Avellon A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis E virus; Imported diseases

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 78650926320     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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