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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis viruses and genotypic distribution of hepatitis B and C viruses in Harbin, China.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2003
Ding Xin, Gu Hongxi, Zhong Zhao-Hua, Zilong Xu, Tran Huy Thien-Tuan, Iwaki Yohko, Li Tian-Cheng, Sata Tetsutaro, Abe Kenji
Abstract excerpt
We carried out a molecular-based epidemiological survey of hepatitis viruses, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV), in Harbin, China. The study population of 358 subjects consisted of 132 healthy blood donors and 226 liver disease patients residing in Harbin City and surrounding suburbs. The infection rate of each virus among healthy subjects was 14.4% (19/132)...
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