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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012–2013

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among febrile individuals tested at Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory (MHRL) in Bo, Sierra Leone. RESULTS: A total of 860 febrile individuals ages 5 years and older were tested by MHRL between Ju...

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Autores principales:	Ansumana, Rashid, Dariano, Donald F., Jacobsen, Kathryn H., Leski, Tomasz A., Lamin, Joseph M., Lahai, Joseph, Bangura, Umaru, Bockarie, Alfred S., Taitt, Chris R., Yasuda, Chadwick, Bockarie, Moses J., Stenger, David A.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Note
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5806241/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29422083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3218-8

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