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Occult hepatitis B infection among individuals belonging to the aboriginal Nicobarese tribe of India.

Journal of infection in developing countries - 15 Dec 2014

Bhattacharya Haimanti, Bhattacharya Debdutta, Roy Subarna, Sugunan Attayur Purushothaman

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INTRODUCTION: The long-lasting persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes in the liver (with or without detectable HBV DNA) of individuals with negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) is termed occult HBV infection (OBI). The present study is a part of the follow up on efficacy of vaccination, 10 years post inception, and was designed to understand the prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B infection (OBI) among...

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PMID: 25500663
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.4350

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