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Nosocomial spread of hepatitis B virus in two hemodialysis units, investigated by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2000
De Castro L, Araujo N M, Sabino R R, Alvarenga F, Yoshida C F, Gomes S A
Abstract excerpt
A method for genotyping hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains, based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of four different amplified fragments of the HBV genome, was used to investigate nosocomial infections that occurred in two Brazilian hemodialysis centers. Viral isolates from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive serum samples from 27 hemodialysis patients and 39 HBV-positive...
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