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Hepatitis B assessment without hepatitis B virus DNA quantification: a prospective cohort study in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis B infection affects 240 million people, with the highest prevalence in Africa and Asia, and results in 700 000 deaths annually. Access to diagnostics, particularly for hepatitis B virus viral load quantification (HBV DNA), is a major barrier to treatment. We aimed to te...

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Autores principales: Laing, Nicolas, Tufton, Henry, Ochola, Emmanuel, P’Kingston, Ojok Godfrey, Maini, Mala K, Easom, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30452730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/try117