Article
High prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in Taiwanese intravenous drug users.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2007
Lin Chih-Lin, Liu Chun-Jen, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Chen Ding-Shinn, Kao Jia-Horng
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiology and impact of occult HBV infection in intravenous drug users remain largely unknown. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection among intravenous drug users in Taiwan. Molecular assays were used to determine the level of serum HBV DNA and the g...
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