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Genomic variations of hepatitis B virus strains in patients chronically coinfected with hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency viruses.
Acta virologica - 1 Feb 1998
Santos E A, Niel C, Vianna C O, De Sá C A, Gomes S A
Abstract excerpt
Serum samples from 56 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected adult men were analysed for the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers. Two or more samples from each patient, collected over an interval of 1-6 years, were tested. The antibody against HBV core antigen (anti-HBc) prevalence was 79%. Three (5%) patients No. 5, 7, and 9 were chronic carriers of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg)....
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