Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in a group of Portuguese citizens living in Lisbon area

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-487

  Rodrigues, L ^a   Pista, A ^a   Oliveira, A ^a   Agua Doce I ^a   Manita, C ^a   Paixao M T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

HAV; Phylogenetic analysis; Sub genotype IA; Sub genotype IB; VP1 P2a junction

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PROTEIN VP1; PROTEIN VP2; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SANITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS GENOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 34147186740     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20851     Document Type: Article

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