Genotyping of occult hepatitis B virus infection in Egyptian hemodialysis patients without hepatitis C virus infection

Summary: Background: Occult hepatitis B viral infection is the presence of hepatitis B viral nucleic acids in the serum and/or liver in the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen. Aim: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection among hepatitis C virus-negative...

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Main Authors: Mona A. Esmail, Wafaa K.M. Mahdi, Rasha M. Khairy, Nilly H. Abdalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002245