Increasing prevalence of HDV/HBV infection over 15 years in France

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 126-128

  Servant Delmas, Annabelle ^a   Le Gal, Frédéric ^b   Gallian, Pierre ^c   Gordien, Emmanuel ^b   Laperche, Syria ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

France; HBV; HDV; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

FRANCE; HBV; HDV; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893017989     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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