Genotypic distribution of hepatitis B virus in the Czech Republic: A possible association with modes of transmission and clinical outcome

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1183-1188

  Krekulova, Laura ^a,c   Rehak, Vratislav ^b   Da Silva Filho, Hermes Pedreira ^c   Zavoral, Miroslav ^a   Riley, Lee W ^c  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b Dr Svoboda's Clin Med Immunology   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; HBV genotypes; HBV transmission; Hepatitis B; Prague; TTV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842265192     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200311000-00006     Document Type: Article

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