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Hepatitis B in the Northwestern region of Sao Paulo State: genotypes and resistance mutations.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2021
Meneghello Brígida Helena da Silva, Soares Márcia Maria Costa Nunes, Silva Vanessa Cristina Martins, Lemos Marcilio Figueiredo, Cervato Murilo Castro, Caetano Filho João, Sitnik Roberta, Estécio Tânia Cristina Higino, Compri Adriana Parise, Pinho João Renato Rebello, Moreira Regina Célia
Abstract excerpt
In Brazil, few studies on the molecular aspects of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have been conducted in the interior regions of Sao Paulo State. This study aimed to identify HBV genotypes and evaluate strains with resistance mutations for nucleoside analogues in the Administrative Region (AR) of the municipality of Sao Jose do Rio Preto. We performed nested PCRs of 127 samples from the Health Care Services of...
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