Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotyping in Belgian patients with chronic HBV infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 499-501

  Micalessi, M Isabel ^a   De Cock, L ^a   Vranckx, R ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Chronic hepatitis B virus infection; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Inno Lipa; Mixed genotypes

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 19744367399     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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