A unique hepatitis A virus strain caused an epidemic in Norway associated with intravenous drug abuse

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-38

  Stene Johansen, Kathrine ^a   Skaug, Kjell ^a   Blystad, Hans ^a   Grinde, Bjørn ^a   Tjaale, T ^b   Karestrom A ^c   Aandahl, E H ^d   Nordbo S A ^e   Ragnhildstveit, E ^f   Skarpaas, T ^g   Schoyen R ^h   Tveten, Y ⁱ   Iveland, H ^j   Hoel, T ^k   Skar, A G ^k   Jensenius, M ^l  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Østfold Hospital   (Norway)

^g Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

^h Division of Cardiology   (Norway)

ⁱ A/S Telelab   (Norway)

^j Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^k ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^l AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; NORWAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 7144242311     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750002277     Document Type: Article

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