OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED GENOTYPES AMONG HBSAG-NEGATIVE SUBJECTS IN BURKINA FASO

Background: Occult Hepatitis B virus infection (OBI), is characterized by the absence of detectable HBsAg in the blood of a person assumed to be healthy. It remains a potential transmission threat and risk to HBV chronic infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the OBI prevalence among...

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Main Authors: Birama DIARRA, Albert Théophane YONLI, Pegdwendé Abel SORGHO, Tegwinde rebecca COMPAORE, Dorcas Obiri -Yeboah, Abdoul Karim OUATTARA, Traore Lassina, Wendpagnangdé Arsène ZONGO, Serge Théophile Soubeiga, Virginio Pietra, Bolni-Marius Nagalo, Wendkuuni Florencia Djigma, Issoufou Tao, Rokia Sanogo, Jacques SIMPORE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/3133