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The impact of viral molecular diversity on the clinical presentation and outcome of acute hepatitis B in Italy.
The new microbiologica - 1 Apr 2015
Sagnelli Caterina, Ciccozzi Massimo, Pisaturo Mariantonietta, Lo Presti Alessandra, Cella Eleonora, Coppola Nicola, Sagnelli Evangelista
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Italy, mostly sustained by hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype D, has significantly decreased in the last two decades, but the new HBV strains introduced through immigrant populations from countries with a higher endemicity constitute a new emergency. HBV-genotype D still predominates in AHB, the subgenotype D3 being associated with parenteral transmission, and the...
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