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A recent epidemiological cluster of acute hepatitis B genotype F1b infection in a restricted geographical area of Italy.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2015
Pollicita M, Alteri C, Bellocchi M C, Armenia D, Carioti L, Salpini R, Colagrossi L, Battisti A, Aragri M, Fabeni L, Mariani R, Dalessandro M, Ranelli A, Paoloni M, Parruti G, Perno C F, Svicher V
Abstract excerpt
In this study, by phylogenetic analysis, we identified an epidemiological cluster involving eight individuals diagnosed with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection related to unprotected sexual intercourse in a restricted area of central Italy (time period: 2011-2014). Notably, these patients (six of eight Italians) were infected by subgenotype F1b, which is not commonly found in western countries. Ultra-deep...
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