Hepatitis B virus dna in saliva from children with chronic hepatitis B infection: Implications for saliva as a potential mode of horizontal transmission

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 465-467

  Heiberg, Ida Louise ^a   Hoegh, Mette ^b   Ladelund, Steen ^a   Niesters, Hubert G M ^c   Hogh, Birthe ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic hepatitis B; HBV DNA; Horizontal transmission; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77951785920     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d8e009     Document Type: Article

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