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High prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in two hospitals in northern Uganda

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of the hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positivity among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two referral hospitals in northern Uganda. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: Two tertiary hospitals in...

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Autores principales:	Bayo, Pontius, Ochola, Emmanuel, Oleo, Caroline, Mwaka, Amos Deogratius
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Materias:	Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25387757 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005889

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