Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of hepatitis B virus of HBsAg-positive patients in Oman.

Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of hepatitis B virus of HBsAg-positive patients in Oman.

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health burden with distinct geographic public health significance. Oman is a country with intermediate HBV carrier prevalence; however, little is known about the incidence of HBV variants in circulation. We investigated the HBV genotype...

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Main Authors: Said Ali Al Baqlani, Bui Tien Sy, Boris A Ratsch, Khalid Al Naamani, Salah Al Awaidy, Suleiman Al Busaidy, Georg Pauli, C-Thomas Bock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4023993?pdf=render

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