Hepatitis B nucleotide sequence analysis: Linking an outbreak of acute hepatitis B to contamination of a cryopreservation tank

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-88

  Hawkins, Anna E ^a   Zuckerman, Mark A ^b   Briggs, Moya ^b   Gilson, Richard J C ^a   Goldstone, Anthony H ^b   Brink, Nicola S ^b   Tedder, Richard S ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Hepatitis B; Nucleotide sequence; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029924886     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(96)02048-4     Document Type: Article

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