HBeAg and not genotypes predicts viral load in patients with hepatitis B in Denmark: A nationwide cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1484-1491

  Krarup, Henrik ^a   Andersen, Stig ^a   Madsen, Poul Henning ^a   Christensen, Peer Brehm ^b   Laursen, Alex Lund ^c   Bentzen Petersen, Anne ^a   Møller, Jørn M ^a   Weis, Nina ^d,e  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anti HBe; Genotype; HBV DNA; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 80655146032     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2011.619273     Document Type: Article

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