Prevalence of hepatitis G, B and C virus infections among positive HIV population in a Tunisian Hospital, La Rabta, Tunis;Prévalence de l'hépatite G et des hépatites virales B et C dans la population VIH (+) de l'hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-216

  Maaref, F ^a   Kilani, B ^a   Ammari, L ^a   Ben Othman, A ^a   Zribi, M ^a   Fendri, C ^a   Masmoudi, A ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Hepatitis; Hepatitis G virus; HIV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TUNISIA; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; COINFECTION; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TUNISIA;

EID: 80051555378     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: 17683114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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