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Unexpected distribution of hepatitis B genotypes in patients with kidney disease: comparison with immunocompetent subjects.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2012
Souza Luciana O, Perez Renata M, Carvalho-Filho Roberto J, Matos Carla A L, Moutinho Renata S, Silva Ivonete S, Medina-Pestana Jose O, Silva Antonio E B, Ferraz Maria L
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has a high prevalence among hemodialysis and renal transplant patients. Data regarding genotype distribution in these populations are scarce and are still under investigation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of HBV genotypes in end-stage renal disease (ESRD)-patients and renal transplant patients and to compare with the distribution observed in...
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