Nosocomial spread of hepatitis B virus in two hemodialysis units, investigated by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 531-537

  De Castro, L ^a   Araujo, N M ^a   Sabino, R R ^a   Alvarenga, F ^b   Yoshida, C F T ^a   Gomes, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Evangélico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033866212     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000302     Document Type: Article

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