Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (anti-HBs) forming immune complexes in fulminant hepatitis

This paper reports an unusual pattern of serological HBV markers and the presence of HBsAg/anti-HBs immune complexes in serum samples from two patients with fulminant hepatitis from the Brazilian Western Amazon Basin. The diagnosis was made by both serologic tests and demonstration of antigen/antibo...

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Main Authors: Manoel C.P. Soares, Gilberta Bensabath, Paulo R.B. Cartágenes, Max M. Alves, Fernando A.A. Silveira, Alexandre C. Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1999-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821999000300012&tlng=en