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Endemic HBV among hospital in-patients in Bangladesh, including evidence of occult infection.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2021
Chowdhury Fazle Rabbi, McNaughton Anna L, Amin Mohammad Robed, Barai Lovely, Saha Mili Rani, Rahman Tanjila, Das Bikash Chandra, Hasan M Rokibul, Islam K M Shahidul, Faiz M A, Al-Mahtab Mamun, Mokaya Jolynne, Kronsteiner Barbara, Jeffery Katie, Andersson Monique I, de Cesare Mariateresa, Ansari M Azim, Dunachie Susanna, Matthews Philippa C
Abstract excerpt
Bangladesh is one of the top-ten most heavily burdened countries for viral hepatitis, with hepatitis B (HBV) infections responsible for the majority of cases. Recombinant and occult HBV infections (OBI) have been reported previously in the region. We investigated an adult fever cohort (n=201) recruited in Dhaka, to determine the prevalence of HBV and OBI. A target-enrichment deep sequencing pipeline was applied...
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