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Serological and molecular expression of Hepatitis B infection in patients with chronic Hepatitis C from Tunisia, North Africa.
Virology journal - 15 Sept 2010
Halima Samar Ben, Bahri Olfa, Maamouri Nadia, Cheikh Imed, Alaya Nissaf Ben, Sadraoui Amel, Azaiez Ons, Azouz Msaddak, Mami Nabyl Ben, Triki Henda
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BACKGROUND: This study reports the prevalence and the viral aspects of HBV infection in HCV-positive patients from Tunisia, a country with intermediate and low endemicity for hepatitis B and C, respectively. RESULTS: HBV infection was assessed in the serum samples of 361 HCV-positive patients and compared to a group of HCV negative individuals. Serological markers were determined by ELISA tests and HBV DNA by...
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