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Prevalence of HBV infection among different HIV-risk groups in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2011
Nguyen Cuong Hung, Ishizaki Azumi, Chung Phan Thi Thu, Hoang Huyen Thi, Nguyen Trung Vu, Tanimoto Tomoaki, Lihana Raphael, Matsushita Kaori, Bi Xiuqiong, Pham Thuc Van, Ichimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam, was characterized by analyzing the prevalence and genotype distribution of HBV as well as co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) among five different risk groups for HIV infection. Plasma samples were collected from intravenous drug users (n=760, anti-HIV-1 antibody positive rate: 35.9%), female sex workers (FSWs; n=91,...
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