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