| Literature DB >> 12734263 |
Agostino Cividini1, Antonella Cerino, Alba Muzzi, Milena Furione, Chiara Rebucci, Laura Segagni, Marta Gatti, Vincenzo Barnaba, Mario U Mondelli.
Abstract
An immunoassay detecting hepatitis C virus core antigen was evaluated for its ability to predict clinical outcome in a series of patients with acute hepatitis C. In subjects who cleared the virus, core antigen was no longer detectable within 16 weeks of onset, whereas considerable fluctuations were noted among patients progressing to chronic hepatitis, one of whom showed consistently negative values despite the intermittent presence of viral RNA.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12734263 PMCID: PMC154695 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2144-2146.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948