Epidemiology screening and genotyping analysis for Hepatitis B virus in Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia

Epidemiology screening and genotyping analysis for Hepatitis B virus in Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a global human pathogen that can cause life-threatening liver disease including persistent hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular cancer. The aim of this present study was to investigate the infection of HBV epidemiology and also examine the HBsAg genotype di...

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Main Authors:	Alkhansa Alshabi, Nuzhath Fatima, Amany Marwan, Khadejh G. Oraibi, Ebtihal A. Qubaisi, Hanan O. Arif, Elham M. Daghriri, Noran A. Zelai, Imran Ali Khan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:	Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:	Hepatitis B virus (HBV) HBsAg Genotyping Epidemiological study
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120307565

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