Acute hepatitis B virus infection in Turkey: Epidemiology and genotype distribution

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 537-541

  Leblebicioglu, Hakanomu ^a   Eroglu, C ^a   Aribas, E ^b   Sirmatel, F ^b   Ayaz, C ^b   Ozsoy, M F ^b   Cavuslu, S ^b   Turkyilmaz, R ^b   Tutuncu, E ^b   Sunbul, M ^b   Esen, S ^b   Turan, D ^b   Akbulut, A ^b   Cihangiroglu, M ^b   Aygen, B ^b   Yildiz, O ^b   Usluer, G ^b   Kartal, E D ^b   Irmak, H ^b   Evirgen, O ^b   Tulek, N ^b   Yetkin, M A ^b   Dokmetas, I ^b   Bakir, M ^b   Ozgenc, O ^b   Parlak, M ^b   Parlak, E ^b   Koksal, I ^b   Caylan, R ^b   Sencan, I ^b   Yamazhan, T ^b   Ulusoy, S ^b   Akcam, Z ^b   Yayli, G ^b   Ersoz, G ^b   Kaya, A ^b   Saltoglu, N ^b   Tasova, Y ^b   Ersoy, Y ^b   Kilic, D ^b   Kaygusuz, S ^b   more..

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute infection; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis D virus; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 2442684578     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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