Characterization of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B in western Brazilian Amazonia

The present study was conducted with 55 patients native from western Brazilian Amazonia, who were HBV-DNA positive after seroconversion of HBeAg. It is a descriptive case study, with the patients separated into two groups: with hepatitis and without hepatitis on histological examination. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Flamir da Silva Victoria, Cintia Mara Costa de Oliveira, Marilu Barbieri Victoria, Cristian Barbieri Victoria, Luis Carlos Lima Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000100008&lng=en&tlng=en