Molecular characterization of Hepatitis A Virus causing an outbreak among Thai navy recruits

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-359

  Theamboonlers, A ^a   Rianthavorn, P ^a   Jiamsiri, S ^b   Kumthong, S ^b   Silaporn, P ^b   Thongmee, C ^a   Poovorawan, Y ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; THAILAND; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; THAILAND; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 74549126651     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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