Occult hepatitis B in cuban HIV patients

MEDICC Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Bello Corredor, Marité ^a   Montalvo Villalba, María Caridad ^a   Rodríguez Lay, Licel De Los Angeles ^a   Sariego Frómeta, Susel ^a   Verdasquera Corcho, Denis ^a   Vincent, Marguerite ^a   Gutiérrez Moreno, Aidonis ^a   Sánchez Wong, Meilin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

AIDS; AIDS related opportunistic infections; Cuba; Hepatitis b; Hepatitis b antigens; Hepatitis c

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUBA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79955155325     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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