Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in individuals with clinical evidence of hepatitis in goiânia, goiás. Detection of viral DNA and determination of subtypes

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 331-334

  De Oliveira e Silva, Claudia ^a   Da Silva Pereira Azevedo, Marli ^a   De Almelda Soares, Célia Maria ^a   Martins, Regina Maria Bringel ^a   Ramos, Carmen Helena ^b   Daher, Roberto Ruhman ^a   Cardoso, Divina das Dôres De Paula ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Lab Ctrl Siude Publica Dr G C   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HBV DNA; Hepatitis B; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0036871127     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652002000600007     Document Type: Article

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