Higher cut-off index value of immunoglobulin M antibody to hepatitis B core antigen in Taiwanese patients with hepatitis B

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 859-862

  Huang, Yi Wen ^a,c   Lin, Chih Lin ^b   Chen, Pei Jer ^c   Lai, Ming Yang ^c   Kao, Jia Horng ^c   Chen, Ding Shinn ^c  

^a Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Chronic hepatitis; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Microparticle enzyme immunoassay

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84984569388     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04280.x     Document Type: Article

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