Contribution of hepatitis E virus in acute sporadic hepatitis in North Western India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 477-482

  Chandra, Nidhi Subhash ^a,b   Sharma, Asha ^a   Rai, Ramesh Roop ^b   Malhotra, Bharti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; HBV; HCV; Hepatitis; HEV; PCR; Sporadic viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 84867153210     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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