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Hepatitis B virus infection among institutionalized mentally ill patients in Brazil.

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Moraes Tatiane Cinquini, Fiaccadori Fabíola Souza, Souza Menira, Almeida Tâmera Nunes Vieira, Cunha Marielton dos Passos, Castro Ítalo de Araújo, Cardoso Divina das Dôres de Paula

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OBJECTIVES: The main objective was to evaluate HBV infection and occult HBV infection (OBI) cases in mentally ill patients based on serological and molecular profiles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Serum samples of 333 long-stay mentally ill patients were tested for the prevalence of HBV markers by serological (ELISA) and molecular (PCR) assays. The PCR products were sequenced to determine viral genotypes. RESULTS: It...

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PMID: 26361836
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.07.007
PMCID: PMC9425346

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