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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes among patients with liver disease in Eritrea.
Scientific reports - 31 May 2021
Hamida Mohammed Elfatih, Raja Saud Mohammed, Petros Yodahi, Wahab Munir, Seyoum Yemane, Elkhidir Isam Mohammed, Tekle Freweini
Abstract excerpt
Eritrea is an East African multiethnic country with an intermediate endemicity for hepatitis B. Our aim was to establish the most prevalent genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among patients with liver disease. A total of 293 Eritrean patients with liver disease who were hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive were enrolled. All sera were tested for liver transaminases, HBV DNA viral load, and hepatitis B...
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