Disparate distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in four sub-Saharan African countries

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Forbi, Joseph C ^a   Ben Ayed, Yousr ^a   Xia, Guo liang ^a   Vaughan, Gilberto ^a   Drobeniuc, Jan ^a   Switzer, William M ^a   Khudyakov, Yury E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Hepatitis B virus; Phylogenetic analysis; Sub Saharan Africa; Subgenotypes

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; UGANDA; VIRAL GENETICS;

EID: 84881545634     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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