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Fatal fulminant primary hepatitis B virus infections with G1896A precore viral mutants in southeastern France.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2012
Panassié Laure, Borentain Patrick, Nafati Cyril, Bernardin Gilles, Doudier Barbara, Thibault Vincent, Gerolami René, Colson Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Fulminant hepatitis has been shown to occur in about 1% of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, and its mortality rate is nearly 70%. Specific HBV genotypic features have been pointed out in fulminant acute hepatitis B worldwide, but these associations remain controversial. We describe all four primary HBV infections diagnosed in 2008 in our institution in Marseille, southeastern France, including two fatal...
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