Absence of hepatitis B virus DNA in patients with hepatitis C and non-A-E hepatitis in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1665-1668

  Souza, L O ^a,b   Pinho, J R R ^a,c   Carrilho, F J ^b   da Silva, L C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Jardim Paulista   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Non A E hepatitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; PRIMER DNA; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS NON A TO E; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 9244262531     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004001100011     Document Type: Article

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