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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in patients in the Ahwaz region of Iran.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2012
Nejati Ahmad, Makvandi Manochehr, Samarbafzadeh Alireza, Neisi Niloofar, Moradzadegan Hamid
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is one of the etiologic agents of acute viral hepatitis, an important public health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of HAV in Southwest Iran (Ahwaz). A total of 59 sera were collected from acutely ill patients with anti-HAV IgM antibodies during 2009 and 2010 were tested also by RT-PCR targeting the 5' NCR for molecular diagnosis and...
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