Article
Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Dakar, Sénégal.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2006
Vray Muriel, Debonne Jean-Marc, Sire Jean-Marie, Tran Nathalie, Chevalier Benoit, Plantier Jean-Christophe, Fall Fatou, Vernet Guy, Simon François, Mb Papa Saliou
Abstract excerpt
Using DNA chip technology and real-time quantitative PCR, molecular profile of HBV strains infecting blood donors and patients in Dakar, Sénégal was studied. All HBsAg-positive blood donors (n = 175) and all patients who presented with chronic hepatitis B (n = 29) between 1st June 2003 and 31st July 2003 were studied. One patient, a blood donor, was coinfected by HCV, and nine patients had anti-HDV antibodies....
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