A hepatitis B virus mutant associated with an epidemic of fulminant hepatitis.

doi:10.1056/NEJM199106133242405

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A hepatitis B virus mutant associated with an epidemic of fulminant hepatitis.

The New England journal of medicine - 13 Jun 1991

Liang T J, Hasegawa K, Rimon N, Wands J R, Ben-Porath E

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BACKGROUND: A nosocomial outbreak of fulminant hepatitis B occurred in five patients in Haifa, Israel. Previous investigations identified the suspected source as a carrier of hepatitis B surface antigen who was positive for antibodies to hepatitis B e antigen and had chronic liver disease. We exa...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Carrier State
DNA, Viral
Disease Outbreaks
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Antibodies
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Israel
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID: 2034247
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199106133242405

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