Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in a general adult population in Korea

Intervirology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 57-62

  Song, Eun Young ^a   Yun, Yeo Min ^b   Park, Myoung Hee ^a   Seo, Dong Hee ^c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Doo San Engineering Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; Anti HBs; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus DNA; Occult hepatitis B virus infection; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; S ENVELOPE PROTEIN, HEPATITIS B VIRUS; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS MUTATION; WILD TYPE; BLOOD; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449147518     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000214633     Document Type: Article

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