Occult hepatitis B virus infection among injecting drug users in the Central-West Region of Brazil

Occult hepatitis B virus infection among injecting drug users in the Central-West Region of Brazil

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The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was investigated in 149 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Of these individuals, 19 were positive for HBV DNA, resulting in an occult HBV infection prevalence of 12....

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Main Authors: Márcia Alves Dias de Matos, Renata Carneiro Ferreira, Fabiana Perez Rodrigues, Tamíris Augusto Marinho, Carmen Luci Rodrigues Lopes, Antônia Carlos Magalhães Novais, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Sheila Araújo Teles, Francisco José Dutra Souto, Regina Maria Bringel Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
hepatitis B virus
occult infection
genotypes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000300386

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