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Two simultaneous hepatitis B virus epidemics among injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Buenos Aires, Argentina: characterization of the first D/A recombinant from the American continent.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Nov 2008
Trinks J, Cuestas M L, Tanaka Y, Mathet V L, Minassian M L, Rivero C W, Benetucci J A, Gímenez E D, Segura M, Bobillo M C, Corach D, Ghiringhelli P D, Sánchez D O, Avila M M, Peralta L A M, Kurbanov F, Weissenbacher M C, Simmonds P, Mizokami M, Oubiña J R
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV)/D and HBV/F predominate among blood donors from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the present study, blood samples from two high-risk groups were analysed: 160 corresponding to street- and hospital-recruited injecting drug users [81.2% showing the 'anti-hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) only' serological pattern] and 20 to hepatitis B surface antigen...
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