Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and recombination between HBV genotypes D and E in asymptomatic blood donors from Khartoum, Sudan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 298-306

  Mahgoub, Shaza ^a   Candotti, Daniel ^b   El Ekiaby, Magdy ^c   Allain, Jean Pierre ^d  

^a Department of Health   (Sudan)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c Shabrawishi Hospital Blood Bank   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 78650864453     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00867-10     Document Type: Article

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