Detection and circulation of hepatitis B virus immune escape mutants among asymptomatic community dwellers in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria

Detection and circulation of hepatitis B virus immune escape mutants among asymptomatic community dwellers in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria

Background: In 2012, the first Nigerian Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) immune escape mutant (IEM) case was detected in a pregnant woman in southwestern Nigeria. Consequently, this study was designed to investigate the presence and possible circulation of IEMs amongst asymptomatic community dwellers in sout...

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Main Authors: Temitope Oluwasegun Cephas Faleye, Olubusuyi Moses Adewumi, Ijeoma Maryjoy Ifeorah, Adegboyega Akere, Adeleye Solomon Bakarey, Ewean Chukwuma Omoruyi, Kemi Oketunde, Oluwajumoke Bosede Awonusi, Modupe Racheal Ajayi, Johnson Adekunle Adeniji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
HBV
Immune escape mutant
IEM
Ibadan
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002039

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