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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in patients with chronic liver disease of different etiology in a Brazilian referral center: comparison of two different hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid amplification protocols: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the liver of individuals with undetectable hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) in the serum. The actual prevalence of OBI and its clinical relevance are not...

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Autores principales: de Faria, Alessandra Coutinho, Correa, Bernardo Henrique Mendes, Faria, Luciana Costa, Vidigal, Paula Vieira Teixeira, Xavier, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal, Ferrari, Teresa Cristina Abreu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10065104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36169566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0147.R1.12072022