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Complete genome analysis of hepatitis B virus in human immunodeficiency virus infected and uninfected South Africans.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2016
Gededzha Maemu P, Muzeze Muxe, Burnett Rosemary J, Amponsah-Dacosta Edina, Mphahlele M Jeffrey, Selabe Selokela G
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are highly endemic in South Africa. Data on the complete genome sequences of HBV in HIV-positive patients in South Africa are scanty. This study characterized the complete HBV genome isolated from both HIV-positive and negative patients at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital (DGMAH), Pretoria. Serum samples from nine (five HIV-positive...
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