| acute jaundice in vientiane, lao people's democratic republic. | analysis of serum samples from patients with acute jaundice by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction testing provided the first profile of this condition in vientiane, lao pdr, in 1995 and 1996. in a case-control, hospital-based study, evidence of acute infections due to hepatitis a and b viruses was found in 14% and 10% of cases, respectively. hepatitis e virus, however, did not appear to contribute to clinically recognized acute jaundice. similarly, antibody ... | 1998 | 9798023 |