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Hepatitis B genotype G and high frequency of lamivudine-resistance mutations among human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis B virus co-infected patients in Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2010
Silva Adriana Cristina da, Spina Angela Maria Miranda, Lemos Marcílio Figueiredo, Oba Isabel Takano, Guastini Cristina de Fátima, Gomes-Gouvêa Michele Soares, Pinho João Renato Rebello, Mendes-Correa Maria Cássia Jacintho
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In this study, we evaluated the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype distribution and HBV genomic mutations among a group of human immunodeficiency virus-HBV co-infected patients from an AIDS outpatient clinic in São Paulo. HBV serological markers were detected by commercially available enzyme immunoassay kits. HBV DNA was detected using in-house nested polymerase chain reaction and quantified by Cobas Amplicor. HBV...
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