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High prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus genotype H infection among children with clinical hepatitis in west Mexico.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2014
Escobedo-Melendez Griselda, Panduro Arturo, Fierro Nora A, Roman Sonia
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Studies on the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) among children are scarce in Latin American countries, especially in Mexico. This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of HBV infection, occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) and HBV genotypes among children with clinical hepatitis. In total, 215 children with clinical hepatitis were evaluated for HBV infection. HBV serological markers and...
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