Occult hepatitis B virus infection in anti-HBs-positive infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers in China.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection (OBI) among children and to characterize virology of occult HBV, we conducted an epidemiological survey. METHODS: 186 HB-vaccinated infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers were included in the study. Serological tests for HBV markers we...

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Main Authors: Haixia Su, Yuhai Zhang, Dezhong Xu, Bo Wang, Lei Zhang, Duan Li, Dan Xiao, Fan Li, Jingxia Zhang, Yongping Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3741317?pdf=render