Full-length genome characterization of hepatitis B virus genotype H strain isolated from serum samples collected from two chronically infected patients in Argentina

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4191-4193

  Flichman, Diego ^a   Galdame, Omar ^b   Livellara, Beatriz ^b   Viaut, Marcela ^b   Gadano, Adrian ^b   Campos, Rodolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIBLINGS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 71549136164     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01337-09     Document Type: Letter

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