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Late HBsAg seroreversion of mutated hepatitis B virus after bone marrow transplantation.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 May 2013
Schubert Axel, Michel Detlef, Mertens Thomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: About ninety percent of immunocompetent adults recover from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection within 6 months after transmission. The infection is considered to be terminated if the antibodies (HBsAb) to the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) become detectable and the HBsAg and Hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV DNA,) are no longer perceptible. After recovery from an acute infection, the detection of HBsAb...
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