Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hepatitis B identified through the French mandatory notification system.

Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hepatitis B identified through the French mandatory notification system.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Strains responsible for acute hepatitis B infections (AHB) in France have not been characterized. This study was first designed to analyze the molecular epidemiology of AHB and second to describe the differences between AHB and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) exacerbations. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Vincent Thibault, Syria Laperche, Valérie Thiers, Sophie Sayon, Marie-José Letort, Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau, Denise Antona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3783366?pdf=render

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