Article
Prevalence and outcomes of acute hepatitis B in Okayama, Japan, 2006-2010.
Acta medica Okayama - 1 Jan 2014
Wada Nozomu, Yasunaka Tetsuya, Ikeda Fusao, Nishina Sohji, Korenaga Masaaki, Hino Keisuke, Fujioka Shin-ichi, Osawa Toshiya, Itoshima Tatsuya, Kawanaka Miwa, Yamada Gotaro, Kariyama Kazuya, Takayama Hiroki, Kubota Junichi, Morimoto Yoichi, Mizushima Takaaki, Yamashita Haruhiko, Tanioka Hiroaki, Negoro Yuji, Toshimori Junichi, Kobashi Haruhiko, Hirano Atsushi, Itano Yasuo, Takaki Akinobu, Yamamoto Kazuhide
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major viruses causing acute hepatitis. Recently, the incidence of acute hepatitis with genotype A has been increasing in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Okayama prefecture, with special attention to HBV genotype A. AHB patients who visited one of 12 general hospitals in Okayama prefecture between 2006 and 2010 were retrospectively...
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