Intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B affecting all household members - A case report

Intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B affecting all household members - A case report

Intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B is well documented and is the rationale for screening of household members. However, reports on transmission of infection to all household members are sparse. We report a case of intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B affecting all household members. Th...

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Main Authors:	MIP Premathilake, RGLS Rajamanthree, YLB Karunarathne, MARV Muthugala
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2019-04-01
Series:	Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	hepatitis, sri lanka, familial, transmission, infection
Online Access:	https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8235

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