Selective transmission of hepatitis B virus after percutaneous exposure

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 838-843

  Ngui, Siew L ^a,d   Watkins, Ruth P F ^b   Heptonstall, Julia ^c   Teo, Chong G ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SELECTION; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIREMIA; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SURGERY;

EID: 0034033154     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315313     Document Type: Article

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