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Seroprevalence and genotypic characterization of HBV among low risk voluntary blood donors in Nairobi, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes significant morbidity and mortality globally primarily due to its ability to cause hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services screens for Hepatitis B antibodies using the chemiluminescent micropart...

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Autores principales: Aluora, Patrick Okoti, Muturi, Margaret Wangui, Gachara, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33187530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01447-2