Journal of Hepatology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 150-152 , January 2005

Contrary to HIV, hepatitis C virus is not associated with erythrocytes in vivo

  • Salima Sadallah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Markus Heim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Christoph Hess

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Thomas Klimkait

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Microbiology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Manuel Battegay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Jürg A. Schifferli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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PII: S0168-8278(04)00364-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.07.027

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 150-152 , January 2005

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