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Acute hepatitis C virus superinfection followed by spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion and hepatitis B surface antigen clearance in a patient with chronic type B hepatitis is described. The observations suggests that HCV may exert a suppressive effect on hepatitis B virus.
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Nach akuter Superinfektion mit dem Hepatitis C Virus trat bei einem Patienten mit chronischer B Hepatitis eine Serokonversion gegen das Hepatitis B Virus e- Antigen und Elimination des Hepatitis B Virus Oberflächenantigens ein. Nach dieser Beobachtung könnte HCV eine suppressive Wirkung gegen das Hepatitis B Virus haben.
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Liaw, Y.F., Lin, S.M., Sheen, I.S. et al. Acute hepatitis C virus superinfection followed by spontaneous HBeAg seroconversion and HBsAg elimination. Infection 19, 250–251 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644957
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