Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in two different pediatric populations from Argentina

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3362-3365

  Mbayed, V A ^a   Lopez J L ^a   Telenta, P F S ^a   Palacios, G ^a   Badia I ^b   Ferro, A ^b   Galoppo, C ^b   Campos, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031697545     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3362-3365.1998     Document Type: Article

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