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Outbreak of infections by hepatitis B virus genotype A and transmission of genetic drug resistance in patients coinfected with HIV-1 in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2011
Fujisaki Seiichiro, Yokomaku Yoshiyuki, Shiino Teiichiro, Koibuchi Tomohiko, Hattori Junko, Ibe Shiro, Iwatani Yasumasa, Iwamoto Aikichi, Shirasaka Takuma, Hamaguchi Motohiro, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
The major routes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Japan has been mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and blood transfusion. However, HBV cases transmitted through sexual contact are increasing, especially among HIV-1-seropositive patients. To understand the molecular epidemiology of HBV in...
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