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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Oct 2012
Albuquerque Ana Cecília Cavalcanti de, Coelho Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte, Lemos Marcílio Figueiredo, Moreira Regina Célia
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INTRODUCTION: Persistence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome in individuals negative for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) reflects occult infection. The aim of this study was to identify occult HBV infection among hemodialysis patients at 5 clinics in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, between August 2006 and August 2007. METHODS: Serum samples underwent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to investigate total...
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