Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Amsterdam 1992-1997

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-165

  Van Steenbergen, J E ^a   Niesters, H G M ^b   De Op Coul, E L M ^c   Van Doornum, G J J ^d   Osterhaus, A D M E ^a   Leentvaar Kuijpers, A ^b   Coutinho, R A ^a   Van Den Hoek, J A R ^d  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b LCI   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

High risk groups; Phylogenetic analysis; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG ABUSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036137085     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.2125     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Central America reflected in the genetic variability of the small S gene
2. Viral hepatitis
3. Rapid and Simple Method for Purification of Nucleic Acids
4. Genotyping of Tunesian hepatitis B virus isolates based on the sequencing of preS2 and S regions
5. Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
6. A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitution through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences
7. Silent mutation pattern in V3 sequences distinguishes virus according to risk group in Europe
8. Avoiding false positives with PCR
9. Evaluation of the hepatitis B prevention program. II. Amsterdam, 1989-1992
10. Genotypes, nt 1858 variants, and geographic origin of hepatitis B virus: Large scale analysis using a new genotyping method
11. HIV-1 strains specific for Dutch injecting drug users in heterosexually infected individuals in The Netherlands
12. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of nine different serotypes of hepatitis B virus surface antigen and genomic classification of the corresponding hepatitis B virus strains
13. Molecular basis of hepatitis B virus serotype variations within the four major subtypes
14. Genetic relatedness of hepatitis B viral strains of diverse geographical origin and natural variations in the primary structure of the surface antigen
15. Complete genomes, phylogenetic relatedness, and structural proteins of six strains of the hepatitis B virus, four of which represent two new genotypes
16. Typing hepatitis B virus by homology in nucleotide sequence: Comparison of surface antigen subtypes
17. Transmission of hepatitis B virus among heart transplant recipients during endomyocardial biopsy procedures
18. Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak of fulminant hepatitis B
19. Notification of hepatitis B in the Netherlands in the period 1976-1998
20. Nosocomial spread of hepatitis B virus in a haemodialysis unit confirmed by hepatitis B virus DNA sequencing
21. Results of the first year of a hepatitis B pilot vaccination program for hard drug users, homosexual men and promiscuous heterosexuals in the Netherlands, 1998-1999
22. Molecular epidemiology of a large outbreak of hepatitis B linked to autohaemotherapy
23. Hepatitis B virus transmission in an elementary school setting
24. Investigation of hepatitis B virus transmission in a health care setting: Application of direct sequence analysis