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Genotype D amongst injection drug users with acute hepatitis B virus infection in British Columbia.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2009
Panessa C, Hill W D, Giles E, Yu A, Harvard S, Butt G, Andonov A, Krajden M, Osiowy C
Abstract excerpt
The eight genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) exhibit distinct geographical distributions. This study identified HBV genotypes and transmission modes associated with acute infection in British Columbia (BC), Canada, from 2001 to 2005. Seventy cases of acute HBV in BC were identified from laboratory reports using a standardized case definition. Interviews for risk factors and hepatitis history were conducted for...
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