Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) in blood and genital secretions of patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Ibadan, Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-208

  Ogunkunle, M O ^b   Oni, A A ^b   Odaibo, G N ^a   Olaleye, O D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood; Genital secretions; HbsAg

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRA; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODILY SECRETIONS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 28344445720     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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