## Abstract Occult HBV infection is a wellβrecognised clinical entity characterised by the detection of HBVβDNA in serum and/or in liver in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Occult HBV infection has been described not only in patients who have resolved an acute or chron
Effects of GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus on hepatitis B and C viremia in multiple hepatitis virus infections
β Scribed by J.-H. Kao; P.-J. Chen; M.-Y. Lai; W. Chen; D.-S. Chen
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 143
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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