Clinical and virological survey of patients with hepatitis B surface antigen in an Italian region: Clinical considerations and disease burden

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1882-1886

  Torre, Francesco ^a   Basso, Monica ^a   Giannini, Edoardo G ^a   Feasi, Marcello ^b   Boni, Silvia ^c   Grasso, Alessandro ^d   De Leo, Pasqualina ^d   Dodi, Ferdinando ^e   Marazzi, Maria Grazia ^f   Azzola, Emilio ^g   Bartolacci, Valentina ^g   Percario, Gianfranco ^h   Beltrame, Andrea ^a   Borro, Paolo ⁱ   Picciotto, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Ospedale San Carlo   (Italy)

ⁱ Ospedale di Sestri Levante   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co infection; Disease burden; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

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

EID: 70350453770     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21523     Document Type: Article

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