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Molecular testing in the diagnosis and management of chronic hepatitis B.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Jul 2007
Valsamakis Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped virus with a small (3.2-kb) partially double-stranded DNA genome that causes acute and chronic infections. The impact of these infections on public health worldwide is enormous, with an estimated prevalence of 2 billion acute infections and 360 million chronic infections globally. This review focuses on chronic hepatitis B and the molecular assays used in its diagnosis and...
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