DNA single strand conformation polymorphism identifies five defined strains of hepatitis B virus (HBV) during an outbreak of HBV infection in an oncology unit

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Hardie, Diana R ^a   Kannemeyer, Jennifer ^a   Stannard, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Common source; HBsAg; Immunotolerance; Nosocomial; PCR primers; Silver stain; ssDNA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0029920126     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199605)49:1<49::AID-JMV8>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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