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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in a North American adult hemodialysis patient population.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2004
Minuk Gerald Y, Sun Dong Feng, Greenberg Rebecca, Zhang Manna, Hawkins Kimberly, Uhanova Julia, Gutkin Adam, Bernstein Kevin, Giulivi Antonio, Osiowy Carla
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections continue to occur in adult hemodialysis units. A possible contributing factor is the presence of occult HBV (serum hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] negative but HBV DNA positive). Two hundred forty-one adult hemodialysis patients were screened for occult HBV. HBV DNA testing was performed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with 2 independent primer sets (core...
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