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Transmission routes of hepatitis B virus infection in chronic hepatitis B patients in The Netherlands.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2008
Toy M, Veldhuijzen I K, Mostert M C, de Man R A, Richardus J H
Abstract excerpt
The Netherlands is a low endemic country for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Rotterdam, a city in The Netherlands harbors a large group of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients of which most are born abroad. The study included 464 consecutive CHB patients who were reported to the Municipal Public Health Service in Rotterdam from January 1, 2002 to September 15, 2005. The HBV genotypes, possible transmission routes of...
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